Corruption Eradication in Indonesia
Indonesia is one of the most corrupt countries in the World. Equivalent to those in African continents. The corruption is so deep rooted that it’s so hard to any official who has intention to eradicate corruption around his/her office to do so.
From the very bottom of the civil servant hyrarchies to the top, the corruption is there. Many public discourses held in media or seminars about where to start eradicating this pendemic and who wants to do what.
It takes so long time until Indonesia’s DPR established a superbody called KPK (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi). The KPK gives Indonesian people a hope to a better Indonesia without a corruption or at least with a lot less corrupt officials.
KPK has a long way to go due to many obstacles it faces including the lack of investigators. It has only around 70 while investigators. Compare to Hongkong’s version of KPK which has around 900 investigators. Let’s hope DPR gives more budget and investigative resources and allows this body to strengthen itself with some more supporting regulations.
Nazaruddin will Arrive from Colombia on Saturday
Nazaruddin, the politician turn criminal, was found in Colombia. He’s on his way home now and might be in Jakarta tomorrow escorted by 10 Indonesian official from three different law enforcement offices i.e. KPK, Polri and Polhukam. He’s certainly enjoying the limelight. Report from Tempo Interaktif
The former treasurer of the Democrat Party, Muhammad Nazaruddin, is expected to arrive at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta today. Together with a team, he departed from Bogota, Colombia, yesterday, confirmed National Police’s spokesperson, Insp. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam.
Nazaruddin will be taken to the Corruption Eradication Commission office immediately.
The corruption suspect is being repatriated on a Rp4 billion chartered plane. “I don’t know the price of a charter plane there. The team knows the details,” said Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto.
Minister Marty Natalegawa Defends the Ahmadiyah’s verdict
Minister Marty Natalegawa Defends the Ahmadiyah’s verdict
Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on Friday defended the country’s judicial system after a court sentenced Muslim radicals to a few months in jail for killing members of a minority sect.
The sentences handed down last month to 12 defendants over a deadly lynch mob attack on members of the Ahmadiyah community in February shocked human rights groups and drew criticism from the United States and the European Union.
But in his first public response to the outrage, Natalegawa defended the independence of Indonesia’s courts and said the mainly Muslim archipelago was not the only country to suffer from religious intolerance.
Op-ed: Pesantren dan Pendidikan Anti-Teror
My op-ed piece titled Pesantren dan Pendidikan Anti-Teror appeared on Duta Masyarakat newspaper on April 2011. Apologies for not remembering the date.
The piece explains several steps to be taken by Pesantren institution to counter and eradicate this radical movement. And what roles pesantren could play in government war against terrorism.
