Trust the KPK Leader Selection Committee

President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has chosen nine women to select candidates for the position of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman. The real issue is not that they are all women, but that the selection of a KPK chairman is currently more difficult than it has ever been before.

Ever since the antigraft commission determined Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawannow Deputy National Police chiefas a suspect in a bribery case, the two institutions have been at loggerheads. Now, many corruption case suspects are lodging pretrial motions over their status. In the latest decision, a South Jakarta District Court judge threw out the suspect-status handed down to Hadi Poernomo by the KPK for his alleged involvement in a shady 1999 BCA tax case.

June 2, 2015

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Do you believe the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Leaders Selection Committee will be able to find candidates with integrity?
Yes
(60.1%)1,108
No
(36.3%)668
Unsure
(3.6%)67
Total(100%)1,843

President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has chosen nine women to select candidates for the position of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman. The real issue is not that they are all women, but that the selection of a KPK chairman is currently mor

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