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