KPK: Corruption Is Endless If Only Jebloskan Pelaku Ke Prison

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that repressive prosecution efforts would not end corrupt practices. Anti-corruption prevention and education must go hand in hand.

"Based on the KPK's corruption eradication strategy, we don't see any corruption settlements ending if only the perpetrators are arrested and then thrown into prison," said KPK Deputy Chair Nurul Ghufron in a written statement, Saturday, September 10.

Ghufron said corruption could be completed if accompanied by active prevention.

"Because the power of law enforcement against corrupt practices is losing far, losing quickly," he said.

He then detailed a number of corruption prevention activities that have been carried out by the KPK. First, fixing sector governance that is prone to corruption.

Second, to conduct corruption education. This step, continued Ghufron, is considered to be able to foster integrity because corrupt behavior has occurred so far due to many things.

"Corrupt behavior is born from wrong self-motivatement, lack of integrity, then closed governance, not transparent, uncertain, there is contact between the applicant and the service provider," he said.

"Understanding the root of the corruption problem from two things, we are included in these two things," concluded Ghufron.