Survey Reveals Public Trust In KPK Decreases, Ex Spokesperson: Evaluation For Leader, Reflect

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Political Indicators Survey Institute revealed that public confidence in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is now declining. In fact, this institution did not enter into the top three as before.

Executive Director of Indonesian Political Indicators Burhanuddin Muhtadi said the level of public trust in the KPK was only 71.1 percent, a decrease compared to September 2020 where the figure was still at 73.5 percent.

This figure is obtained from the results of a national face-to-face survey on November 2-6. The sample was taken using a multistage random sampling method and was followed by 2,020 respondents who were 17 years old or married with a margin of error of 2.9 percent and a confidence level of 95 percent.

Responding to this drastic decline, former KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah spoke up. He said the condition was sad because the anti-corruption commission was under the TNI, the President, the Police, and a number of other institutions.

"It's sad... Trust in the KPK has plummeted," wrote Febri starting his thread on the Twitter account @febridiansyah quoted Monday, December 6.

Reflecting on the results of a survey issued by the Indonesian Political Indicators Survey Institute, Febri said, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is in eighth place if the very trusting and fairly trusting sections are combined. While sitting in the first and second ranks are the TNI with 95 percent and the President with 86 percent.

Then in the next rank is Polri 80 percent; Supreme Court 79 percent; Constitutional Court 79 percent; Courts 77 percent; Prosecutor's Office 76 percent; KPK 71 percent; MPR 67 percent; DPD 66 percent; DPR RI 62 percent; and political parties 52 percent.

Seeing these conditions, the anti-corruption activist then spoke with Burhanuddin Muhtadi. From the conversation, Febri said, what happened to the KPK should be an alarm.

Moreover, so far the level of public trust in the KPK has never touched a figure below 80 percent as it is now. "Earlier, we discussed this with Mr. @BurhanMuhtadi. What he said is true: this is an ALARM," he said.

"The level of trust in the KPK tends to be closer to political institutions such as: MPR, DPD, DPR, and Political Parties," added Febri.

Furthermore, the results of this survey are also considered to be inconsistent with the statement by the KPK leadership who claims that the institution is now better. Thus, Febri asked Firli Bahuri and the team to evaluate their performance.

"The data released by @indikatorcoid this afternoon is in stark contrast to the leadership's claim that the KPK is better now... Instead of closing your eyes and feeling that everything is fine, in the momentum leading up to International Anti-Corruption Day, it would be better if the KPK leadership evaluates itself. Reflect on it," he stressed.

Febri also reminded that the KPK was not established to hold a ceremonial event full of gimmicks but to eradicate corruption in the country. This, he continued, should be remembered by Firli Bahuri and the team.

"The KPK leaders who lead state institutions which according to the law are obliged to be responsible to the public should return to remembering how the expectations of the community were when the KPK was established," said Febri.

"Remember, the KPK was established to eradicate corruption. Not for a ceremonial mou only, especially if it's just a gimmick. Hopefully, it's not too late," he concluded.