Purging of corruption

Purging of corruption

From Republika

Collusion and corruption are becoming increasingly rife in our business practices and penetrating all walks of life. We feel their presence in all sectors of development: banking, export and import, trade and services at all levels. Their infiltration into the bureaucracy network is also widespread. They are like an epidemic. It is hard to find their roots. People are asking themselves: Is it the culture, the bureaucracy's administrative system, the economy, politics, or purely a matter of mentality?

Our anguish seems to grow with the advent of crony capitalism that gives birth to new well-planned monopolies. A combination or a system of fascism, capitalism and nepotism in economy, which sometimes takes the guise of philanthropy. Their sole concern is loyalty in order to hold on to the resources of wealth.

The handling of problems of collusion and monopolies seems to be stopgap work, while the problems become increasingly urgent. Many people hope that the antimonopoly law will enable the authorities to take steps. But all is still vague. The community's reactions are varied. Some people remain apathetic, others look forward to the implementation of such a law. Still others are against such a law. Without a legal certainty for the protection of the people's rights, collusion will keep thriving.

We should all ponder what is wrong with the efforts to eradicate crony capitalism, monopolies and collusion.

We may need another committee, that is, a national committee for the purging of collusion and monopolies. We need an institution that is not only ready to accommodate complaints, but a people's council that understands the heartfelt complaints of the people.

For starters, we need to see more transparent steps being taken.

SANUSI

Bogor, West Java