Earlier this month, the AGO announced that it had opened an investigation into a 2015 satellite-procurement scheme by the Defense Ministry to fill a strategic orbital slot. The AGO also opened another probe to investigate alleged irregularities in 2013 aircraft-leasing deals after State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir reported the irregularities to the office.

The two cases add to the growing list of high-profile graft cases that the AGO is handling, including a corruption scandal at state-owned insurer PT Asuransi Jiwasraya, which is estimated to have incurred Rp 16.8 trillion (US$1.17 billion) in state losses, and another graft case in PT Asabri, a state-owned insurance company that also manages pension funds for the military, the police and Defense Ministry employees, which is estimated to have caused Rp 22.78 trillion in state losses.

The KPK, meanwhile, appears to be focused on handling corruption involving regional leaders following a series of arrests of officials at various levels of regional government, including the recent arrest of North Penajam Paser Regent Abdul Gafur Mas’ud and Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi.

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The KPK’s recent focus on handling cases involving regional administration officials indicated a decline in the commission’s performance, said Zaenur Rochman, a researcher at Gadjah Mada University’s Center for Anti-Corruption Studies (Pukat UGM).

“The KPK should be focused on handling strategic cases, namely involving high-level government officials such as heads of government institutions, ministers or high-ranking law enforcement officials, cases with significant state losses and those that are deemed to have a far-reaching public impact,” said Zaenur.