In his first 100-day program, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has vowed to make fighting court mafia a top priority. Although the momentum has never been better than now, at a time when public trust in the judiciary system is at its lowest ebb, his plan has received a skeptical response as the President has appeared reluctant to take firm action to resolve the "Gecko vs. Crocodile" conflict. In passing, Yudhoyono's agenda all sounds irresistibly good, but because the so-called "judiciary mafia" has been so prominent over the past few decades, its implementation is in doubt, to say the least.
Your comments:
Yudhoyono is very cool person. He knows when he must make a harsh decision with a neutral position. He can see the case clearer and can take a better decision from the fact-finding team's recommendations. I think we need total reform of our legal system, not only dismiss the people who are involved in the scandal.
Andika Sugiarto
Depok, West Java
Start by auditing the police. We saw them flossing Rolex watches during the press conferences. If these were gifts, from whom and why, etc. In India, luxury cars are abandoned in the streets because they get stopped and on the spot the person is asked "Where did you get the money for that?" If there is no valid reason, the car is impounded.
Rahadi Widodo
Jakarta
The President must take sides. I am a foreigner living in Indonesia and I do like the President and do believe that he is able to make a change in Indonesia for the best.
However, the President must win the trust of the majority of the people and by being neutral that will not happen. By this, it seems that the President wants to see who will win this battle and then rule in their favor. But it is not only for the people's trust that the President must choose sides. The world is following this battle and it is waiting and seeing how strongly the President will act.
The world does not like the manner in which Indonesia uses its law, but is not able to interfere in its domestic problems. The side the President chooses is important for the aid that comes to Indonesia.
It is well known that much of the aid flows to the wrong people, and at this moment many institution have doubts about helping or granting Indonesia further financial aid. By taking sides, the President will show the people of Indonesia as well as the world his integrity and love for Indonesia.
R. Waterloo
Tangerang, Banten
What an enormous task has been put onto the shoulders of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. With nearly all of Indonesia's public institutions being corrupt to the core, where indeed do we begin to dismantle this insidious web that catches everyone who walks through the doorway of the said institutions?
What can be done for all the innocent people who are wallowing in prison as a result of trumped-up charges?
Indeed, what can be done for the innocent general public of Indonesia who are compelled to pay unofficial charges on a daily basis? When will the institutions be staffed by people who are employed based on merit rather than the size of their bribe to the employing officer?
The task of eradicating corruption is not that of the President alone. Every single person in Indonesia must cooperate by refusing to participate in the practice ever again.
Step O'Rafferty
Bingil Bay, Australia
I voted twice for Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. At the time I voted for him, I honestly believed he could really do something to improve this country - our Indonesia, the land we love.
And a good foreign friend of mine, who lives here and admires him, even has a picture of SBY prominently displayed in her home. This lady isn't easily taken in, and she really believes SBY has many good points. As do we all. Even though I am starting to become very disappointed with SBY and his lack of action concerning the ongoing battle between the "gecko and the crocodile", I am still willing to give him the benefit of the doubt - for that is only fair. The last sentence of Pandaya's article reads "Are you with the gecko or with the crocodile, President?" What if the President isn't able to answer that question?
Tami
Bogor, West Java
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