Rooting out Corruption

The Home Affairs minister has been reported to the anti-corruption commission because he arbitrarily raised the printing cost of blank ID cards. Corruption must be uprooted at the early stages.

January 10, 2006

There is a whiff of power abuse emanating from the Home Affairs Department. A retired employee of the Department recently reported Home Affairs minister M. Maruf to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The reason seems to be a circular that the minister sent to regional heads throughout Indonesia. In it, Maruf specified a cap on the printing cost of four vital documents all citizens must have the ID card, the family card, civil registrat

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