'Indonesians live in asylum'

'Indonesians live in asylum'

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Disillusioned by the rampant
corruption in Indonesia, a legal expert has likened the country
to an asylum.

"Without intending to pour scorn on the country, I say it is
like an asylum which houses people who are mad about corruption,
collusion and nepotism, positions and power," J.E. Sahetapy, the
chairman of the National Legal Commission, said during a seminar
on the legislative elections here on Saturday.

In his presentation, Sahetapy, who is also a legislator from
the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan),
said many people here had lost their common sense.

There are also people who suffer from depression because they
can not stand the crime and corruption in the country, he said.

Sahepaty was presenting a paper titled Political morals and
etiquette during the national seminar, which was organized by the
Association of Indonesian Christian Intellectuals and the Women's
Empowerment Caucus. -- Antara