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Politics 2 years ago
PREMIUM
Ending corruption hinges on political will, 2024 candidates say
The three candidates vying for the presidency at next month's polls have all vowed to eliminate graft, including by restoring the KPK's strength, but primarily by taking the helm on the country's war on corruption.
National 5 years ago
Explainer: How the KPK is losing public trust
Since its establishment in 2003 in the wake of the 1998 reform movement, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has spearheaded Indonesia's long battle against corruption. But now, the KPK is losing public trust as criticism abounds over its new and controversial leaders and a restrictive new anticorruption law.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Independence is all that the KPK needs to perform
Independence is an absolute requirement for all anticorruption agencies. However, none of the nine anticorruption agencies that have operated in Indonesia since 1959 have lasted long or performed well a lack of independence.
National 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Plaintiffs struggle to obtain evidence in attempt to challenge revised KPK Law
Lawyers representing a coalition of civil society groups that are challenging the controversial 2019 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law have complained about difficulties in securing evidence to support their petition for a judicial review of the recently enacted law.
National 6 years ago
PREMIUM
As civil servants, KPK employees may find it hard to prosecute government officials
A controversial amendment into the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stripped special authorities of the anticorruption law enforcement body and turned it into a government institution.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Insight: The year the KPK was destroyed — and realism for the anticorruption struggle
If we want the diversity of interests to be governed democratically as an order, politics — instead of tyranny — makes up our human condition. Diversity of interests makes the adversarial nature of politics inescapable. An irony torments our wish; in politics, nothing prevents us from setbacks or decay despite our best efforts. This is what happened in the KPK Law revision.
