Tactics to Weaken the KPK

The House of Representatives' (DPR) legal commission proved last week that legislators had little or no intention to support corruption eradication efforts. While the public waits for the DPR to approve the selection of new Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders with integrity and conscience, legislators continue to delay the final process.

The reason given for the postponement of the KPK candidate leaders' fit and proper test makes no sense. A number of legislators, for example, devote their time to finding fault with the selection process, such as citing the incomplete documents submitted. Their most recent gripe has been the absence of a representative from the Attorney-General's Office (AGO) among the eight names submitted by President Joko Widodo last September.

December 1, 2015