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It has been 14 years since Soeharto was ousted, ending 32 years of corrupt, authoritarian rule.

Indonesia, while now a democracy, remains mired in corruption that has deep roots in every political party, both inside and outside President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s ruling coalition. The Jakarta Post’s Dicky Christanto explores how far the nation’s political leaders have strayed from the ideals of reform and 1998:

Your comments:

The title of this reportage is absolutely true. Two institutions that are given the most power by a series of constitution amendments are the House and the Police. Empirically, corruption mostly takes place in these two institutions.

Therefore, constitutional or law amendment is urgently needed to put the police under local the government, to lessen the power of the Police, and most importantly, remind the police that they are getting paid by the people — so they must take care of the interests of the people.

Suri Adnyana