THE messy entanglement within the ranks of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in the way it is handling the case of former South Kalimantan Govenor, Sahbirin Noor, increasingly reveals how unprofessional the agency is, and just how far it has lost its independence. The KPK leaders are inept in face of their subordinates who look to be working for the interests of outside forces.

In October 2024, the KPK declared Sahbirin a suspect for a