“I think this is a milestone for the Corruption Eradication Commission and the anti-corruption movement in general,” said KPK coordinator Adnan Topan. “The institution that can really help Indonesia free itself from corruption is law enforcement officers,” Topan said. Two top anti-corruption officials were charged shortly after in a move widely seen as police revenge for the Gunawan probe. “The public sees that the KPK’s efforts towards corruption eradication are bearing fruit,” Simandjuntak said. “At the same time the public knows that patronage politics is inherited from decades-long practices.... Eradicating corruption is not an easy task.”hp/pb/amz/amu

Source: New Strait Times April 27, 2018 03:00 UTC