ALMOST 17 years after it was established, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is now at its lowest ebb. The revised law at the end of last year stripped it of its powers. The poor quality of commissioners for the 2019 to 2023 period has weakened the performance of the commission, which used to always be held in high public esteem.

The revision to the KPK Law by the 2014 to 2019 House of Representatives (DPR) in Joko Widodo’s first