PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gave the impression of duplicity when he snidely referred to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as a super body. Yudhoyono also said the KPK seemed to be accountable only to God. The statement, made during a visit to the office of a national media organization in Jakarta, was clearly intended to be disseminated around the country.

There are two issues that need to be clarified here. Firstly, the KPK is