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Text your say: KPK commissioner arrested
Your comments on the arrest of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Bambang Widjojanto by the National Police on Friday over his alleged role in a perjury case, following the KPKâs move to name sole National Police chief candidate Corm
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strong>Your comments on the arrest of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Bambang Widjojanto by the National Police on Friday over his alleged role in a perjury case, following the KPK's move to name sole National Police chief candidate Corm. Budi Gunawan a graft suspect:
Just because of a perjury case due to a report from a witness, police officers can arrest someone else. How cool is that?
Bi Goez
Let everyone be responsible for what he does. The problem or question is: do we step back by doing small things? Or is there intrigue in this move? Let time tell.
Eddy Arjuna Zainy
It is a personal matter that has become a national matter.
Gusti Ngurah Kade Hariawan
Bambang Widjojanto is among the few Indonesians who have sacrificed themselves to be a member of the KPK, knowing well he will face numerous government officials who oppose the KPK's decision to eradicate corruption in the nation.
Bambang, like his other colleagues, is totally aware that his targets would eventually get even by 'arresting' him, to intimidate or frighten him into stopping investigating corrupt government officials. Bambang is in the hands of the police, who think Bambang is destructive for the record of National Police chief hopeful Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan.
The people are indeed sick and tired of facing our police force, which still needs the KPK's services to eradicate corruption. The more the police rock the boat, the more the KPK will see their naked throat.
Forget not that the people are watchful, too.
In fact the people are demanding the return/release of Bambang to the KPK office to continue his tiring job of detecting corruption in our nation.
The KPK simply needs more hands to make the nation free of repetitive corruption.
Moeljono Adikoesoemo
Jakarta
Indonesia always claims that this is a country ruled by laws. So let the legal process take its course. Whoever is guilty will face the music.
If Jokowi intervenes and is seen to side with one party - rightly or wrongly - will not that be seen as executive interference as well? I don't think he is indifferent to this crisis. He is aware of the very high stakes and Indonesia's reputation abroad and his own reputation for that matter.
Sri Bidia
The whole process was surely organized by dark elements wishing to disrupt. Personally, I'm very keen to know who these 'dark forces' are. The KPK will certainly not take these aggressions lightly and their knives are much sharper. We need the KPK to eliminate the insane levels of corruption in the police force, but we need some kind of auditor on the KPK as well, since everything needs to be audited.
Panis Angelicus
Jokowi reminds me of a terrific, chart-topping salesman we used to have in our company. When we promoted him to become manager, he failed miserably.
It seemed he was too in awe of his former senior colleagues to be himself and perform as he should. Needless to say we dismissed him after a year.
Wandering
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