Roundup

THE Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) must immediately wrap up the corruption case involving the purchase of an integrated radio communication system by the Forestry Ministry. The sentence given to the main bribery perpetrator in this case, Anggoro Widjojo is a clear fact and strong legal evidence that can be used to round up other people implicated in this Rp180 billion corruption case. It involves not just former Forestry Minister M.S. Kaban but also a number of House of Representatives (DPR) members, who have so far denied their involvement in this shameful affair.

Last week, the Corruption Court sentenced Anggoro to five years in prison. The CEO of Masaro Radiocom, who initially fled to Singapore and China before he was captured in Shenzhen last January, was proven guilty of bribing Minister Kaban and a number of legislators from the Forestry Commission during the 2004-2009 legislative term, in order to win the radio communication system project. In court, Anggoro accepted his guilt and the sentence given to him. If he does not appeal, the sentence will have strong legal implication over other related cases.

July 15, 2014