KPK needs support

KPK needs support

Regular protests complaining about the performance of the
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) show that there is still
some confusion among the public about the processes and functions
of the KPK. Since the establishment of the Commission, I myself
have been wondering whether it will be capable of doing its job.

In Indonesia, it is said that corruption has become part of
the culture. There are at least five institutions that should be
working hand in hand to deal with the problem. Besides the KPK,
there is also the executive (i.e., the President), the Ministry
of Home Affairs, the police and the courts. They should also be
responsible for shouldering the burden of eradicating corruption
and ensuring the success of the KPK.

People are fed up with empty slogans and statements, and a
lack of commitment among the powerholders and law enforcement
agencies. It is saddening to see this happening in a democracy,
where the politicians intervene in the law, and law enforcement
gets weaker and weaker as time goes on.

DJUWARI, Sidoarjo, East Java