Trophy of Shame

Corruption uncovered by the BPKP in the Ministry of Finance—Rp2.09 trillion—is the highest among all institutions.

February 25, 2003

STILL tired and perhaps experiencing jet lag, the Attorney General's Office spokesman, Antasari Azhar, had to answer a lot of questions. "This is my first day in office after my return from my haj pilgrimage," he said. The Development Finance Comptroller's (BPKP) findings had just been disseminated earlier and only awaited the response of the AGO's information head.

The discovery of the extent of corruption in 26 state institutions in the third

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