Your comments on a questionable move by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to hand over the corruption case of Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan to the Attorney General'€™s Office (AGO). Meanwhile, according to Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo, his office will hand the case over to the police for early investigation:

The grand plan to weaken the KPK: early retirement for Sutarman, appoint Budi as new police chief, the police declare KPK commissioners criminal suspects based on '€œpolice reports'€ against them, appoint '€œbetter'€ KPK commissioners, the KPK drops certain cases and focuses only on the '€œprevention of corruption'€.

Wandering Star

The police are too strong to defeat because they have guns, money and the government'€™s support.

Syarwan

Both Abraham Samad and Bambang Widjojanto are being thrown to a pack of hungry and angry wolves. I wouldn'€™t be the slightest bit surprised if both face substantial jail time when their cases are transferred to the AGO and then prosecuted.

Norris

The problem with the KPK'€™s case was it had insufficient preliminary evidence. It was used by some members of the KPK to prevent Budi from becoming police chief.  

All they really had was a fat bank account. How much time would have been spent on such a case? They could put Budi in prison, but is it going to have much impact on corruption in Indonesia. There are problems with the KPK'€™s approach.  

Weilim

Is this a joke? Maybe there is something I am missing, but isn'€™t this considered a conflict of interest?

Jakfan

The anti-corruption movement in Indonesia is now dead. It is time to accept that Indonesia is not a democracy. Not at all; it is a sham democracy.

The elite systematically loot the state budget and nation. The government is not based on ruling for the welfare of the people but on obtaining positions of power and authority to abuse.

The only real organizing principles of the state are graft, collusion and nepotism, just like in the Soeharto days. More people are competing for the money, but the basic system is the same.

Indonesia is now sliding back toward lawlessness. The police are above the law and human rights are trashed on a daily basis.

Lasem Benny

Hey, what'€™s happening out there? I think it'€™s a round of musical chairs going on. The same case moves from one to another and hopefully it should land up with Jokowi.

He started the ball rolling and now says the KPK should continue its work like before. He should have seen how meek and mild the KPK is. What a joke. Do we need new laws or a new President?

Luwanto

This is another fallout or consequence of Jokowi'€™s lack of a tight rein since the Budi fiasco. The Budi blunder damaged Jokowi'€™s effectiveness and political will to fight political princes.

His outstanding blusukan trademark appeared magical at the local level, but paled and became insignificant when dealing with national issues. He lacks grit and audacity. His people skills are strong, but now we need a courageous national leader who will kick and punch.

James Waworendeng

SMS

If the case of Budi Gunawan is investigated by the police, everything will be clear. People will become aware that Budi is considered a saint. It seems that it is Ruki'€™s personal move.

Eduard N.
Jakarta

It is a good step taken by Ruki to paralyze the KPK. Congratulations to Budi on his success. Finally the corruptors win the battle.

Cucu Perwira
Purwakarta, West Java

This is to show that each of us somehow, one way or another, got '€œwet'€ in trying to achieve our goal.

Having been a training director in the Air Force from 1975-1978, I have the following advice. What the KPK and police are trying to do is get a feel for each other, whether they are indeed consumable, synchronizing with each other to root out corrupt officials now and in the future.

My personal advice is do away with the practice of taking '€œentrance fee'€ money, which is indeed not meager nor pleasant for candidates, who have to borrow the money.

They have to pay back the money with (comparatively heavy) interest rates. They can ill afford this, so much so that the most severe punishment for a poorly performing functionary is a transfer to a '€œmeager place'€ where no '€œside'€ earning is possible!

What if these habits do not stop, even after the person has become a high-up officer in a responsible position?!

Once and for all, let us stop demanding entrance fees to join these supposedly honorable institutions. It is not only wrong; it is indeed embarrassing!

Moeljono Adikoesoemo
Jakarta

President Jokowi instructed the KPK, Attorney General and Police to concentrate their efforts on corruption prevention. Corruption cases should be pursued only if they have a major effect on the people'€™s welfare, like illegal logging and fishing. Does it mean that we have lost our fight against corruption? Come on!

Soebagjo Soetadji
Jakarta

Indonesian justice has died; the body will be cremated and the ashes placed in an urn and taken to Yogyakarta.

After a long illness and progressive decline, justice was removed from the life support that had kept it alive for some years on the orders of President Joko Widodo.

Keith Miller
Jakarta

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