Agus Rahardjo KPK Chairman
We need to expose rent-seekers everywhere

Chairman Agus Rahardjo was riveted by the list of US Navy defense equipment, complete with their budget details. The chairman's laptop was accessing the website of the US Navy Secretariat. "Everything that is secret here is very open over there," said Agus, who started his term leading the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in January 2016, in an interview with Tempo last week.

Agus said open access to the US Navy budget details meant corruption on even the smallest item would be noticed. Likewise, he urged citizens to serve as an extension of the KPK to ensure that not a dime of state money goes to corrupt pockets. "Every Indonesian must take part in monitoring," he said. The day before, he spoke with lawmakers at the House of Representatives (DPR) on ensuring the clean use of the state budget.

September 27, 2016