Indonesia as

Indonesia as corruption champion?

From Media Indonesia

Several cases of fraud involving national banks have emerged amid the effort to restore the national economy and the process of leadership selection of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

In dealing with the bank theft, the Attorney General's Office should order a special examination by independent auditors, which would earn this institution credit points and finally deal with its negative image.

With intellectual actors behind the scandals -- mostly old faces involved in previous banking embezzlement -- all law enforcement agencies should have the courage to take stern measures.

Unless this crime is tackled seriously and corruptors are subject to legal action, domestic and international confidence in the national banking system will dwindle, which will harm the national economic recovery.

Without a proper response to the public apathy and pessimism, the commission would not be that different to other agencies of its kind, and the attempt to totally eliminate corruption would never materialize. Wouldn't we be ashamed of holding on to the title of corruption "champion"?

SEPTIAN Jakarta