On code of conduct

On code of conduct

From Media Indonesia

In Indonesia almost every profession has their own code of conduct. Even the House of Representatives has its own. An organization has a code of conduct to ensure that its members act in an orderly, honest and polite manner.

Unfortunately, the speaker of our House of Representatives is a defendant in an ongoing court trial. The governor of our central bank is also a defendant, as is also one of the leaders of our People's Consultative Assembly.

It seems that the present reform era allows a defendant to lead this country. How ridiculous! In other countries, with a more evolved civilization than ours, when a government official is allegedly engaged in unlawful actions or if he assumes responsibility for an accident claiming many lives, he or she will immediately resign. This is a characteristic of a civilized nation.

Now I have no way of knowing whether a country with a lot of codes of conduct also has civilized people.

BRAM HARUKU