The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is famous for its strong commitment to fight corruption in Indonesia.
But recently, the KPK has to taste the bitterness of its own medicine when one of the alleged corrupter plan to file a lawsuit against it. Please find an article in The Jakarta Post below.
Considering that the Indonesian judicial system adopted the principle of Presumption of Innocence, I hope that KPK and other law enforcement agencies would always respect the rights of any suspects whose crimes have never been decided by the Court of Law.
Graft suspect to file pretrial lawsuit against KPK
The Jakarta Post | Wed, 02/03/2010 9:14 AM | National
Former minister Bachtiar Chamsyah, who has been named a suspect in a graft case by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), plans to file a pretrial lawsuit against the antigraft body, one of his lawyer said Wednesday.
Lawyer Fauzie Yusuf Hasibuan told tempointeraktif.com that the KPK had denied his client his constitutional rights by announcing that his client had been named a suspect to the media without officially telling Bachtiar.
Fauzie also claimed that the KPK had never summoned Bachtiar over the graft case prior to the announcement.
Bachtiar was named a suspect Monday in a graft case involving the procurement of sewing machines and the import of cattle during his term. The KPK said it might announce other suspects in the case.
Bachtiar was alleged to have directly appointed certain companies in the procurement of sewing machines and the import of cattle – intended for distribution to the poor under the government’s poverty eradication program between 2004 and 2006. He also allegedly inflated the price of the goods.
Separately, KPK spokesman Johan Budi said that the anticorruption body would be ready to face the lawsuit. “[They] should go ahead [with the suit]. They have the right to do so,” he said.
6 comments:
i agree about that,but did you still remember what the meaning of kkn=korupsi kolusi nepotisme,
my question is= where is the other,
i mean kolusi and nepotisme,were they forgot about both of them?
Hi Hendro,
First of all I thank you for your visit and comment.
The other two K still exist, as social creatures we have the tendency to work in cooperation and give favorable treatments to those who are close to us. Even in countries like the US, Britain and other countries.
The most important thing is there is serious efforts to prevent such practice.
I do not understand why kkn rampant in Indonesia, whereas in religion kkn is prohibited.
Downhereforfree,
KKN like stealing, fraud, f .. ing are prohibited by religions, yet many people do them. Maybe because they are mesmerized by temptations that such doing will bring to them.
As Muslims we can actually take great lessons in accountability and transparent governance from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the four caliph.If we can glorify the works of Sun Tzu etc..whats stopping us from following something that is already ingrained in our religion.
In our zealous anti corruption and cronism effort,let us not subscribe to random witch hunt.It might back fire and ruin the credibility of the agency entrusted with this mammoth task.
Umi,
Efforts to eradicate corruption should be based on Islam which clearly stipulates what are good and bad for mankind. like you have said.
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