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View all search resultsBoth the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) dismiss concerns about potential overlapping authorities in investigating corruption cases with the National Police's newly formed Corruption Eradication Corps.
The shortlist of KPK commissioner candidates includes controversial figures like incumbent commissioners Johanis Tanak and Nurul Ghufron, both of whom have faced ethics probes from the KPK Supervisory Board for alleged ethics violations.
With relatives of sitting lawmakers, political leaders and regional heads, along with former graft convicts, vying for seats in national and local legislatures next year, observers are concerned that Indonesia's democracy is shifting toward political dynasties and a disregard for antigraft values.
“Corruption eradication [efforts] should address the root of the problem. [Graft] prevention is a more fundamental way [to address the issue],” said Jokowi on Thursday, adding that instilling a nationwide antigraft culture would be essential in the fight against corruption in the country.
Indonesia’s antigraft movement appears to have lost ground since the KPK Law revision was passed last year amid nationwide protests that failed to make any ground in restoring the KPK’s former might. Now, their only hope may lie within the halls of the Constitutional Court.
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