Without a massive protest from the public, the plan by President Joko Widodo and several members of the House of Representatives (DPR) to whittle the independence and authority of the KPK will go unobstructed.

The move by KPK Chair Agus Rahardjo and his two deputies, Laode Muhammad Syarif and Saut Situmorang, of giving back their anti-corruption mandate to the President needs to be given full support. This act underscored their frustrati