Economy And Investment Are The Biggest Clusters For The Decline In Indonesia's CPI, The KPK: A Burden For The Nation

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Ghufron said that the decline in the corruption perception index (CPI) in Indonesia by up to 3 points should be a burden for all parties without exception.

The reason is that the perception index used as an indicator alludes to three major clusters, namely the economic and investment sectors, law enforcement, and politics and democracy.

"And from the three big clusters, actually from Transparency International, law enforcement in criminal acts of corruption has actually increased relatively but from other sectors, namely economy and investment, politics and democracy, have decreased," said Ghufron in the launching of the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index which was broadcast on Facebook Transparency Indonesia International, Thursday, 28 January.

So, in view of this, all parties should be able to play a role in increasing the perception index going forward.

"The KPK illustrates that corruption is not only a burden on the KPK, other law enforcers but actually a burden on the nation, all of us," he said.

He further explained that this corruption also violates two aspects of human rights. First, is the right of access to public finances.

Second, it is a socio-political human right that ultimately causes people not to get fair public services.

"Therefore, of course the KPK understands this and the KPK cannot stand alone. Because the economic and investment sector, and the political and democratic sector, are wings that cannot be supported by the KPK alone," he said.

"This is what the KPK realizes once again that this moment returns to us. That corruption is not just the responsibility of the KPK but a burden for all of us who are engaged in any sector. In the public service sector, the political and democratic sector, the law enforcement sector, to the economic sector. , "he added.

As previously reported, Transparency International Indonesia (TII) released a Corruption Perception Index (CPI). Based on their research, Indonesia experienced a drop in score of up to 3 points compared to 2019 and lost to Malaysia and Timor Leste.

In 2020, Indonesia will score a perception index score of 37 points. Meanwhile in 2019, the perception index score amounted to 40 points.

"Our CPI in 2020 is at a score of 37 with a ranking of 102. This score has dropped three points from 2019," said Wawan in an online presentation posted on Transparency International Indonesia's Facebook account, Thursday, January 28.

He then explained that in the Southeast Asia region, with this score Indonesia is in the fifth level. Meanwhile, Singapore is in first place with a score of 85.

Furthermore, in second place there is Brunei Darussalam with a score of 60, Malaysia with a score of 51 and Timor Leste 40.

Then in sixth place there is Vietnam with a perception index score of 36, Thailand with a score of 26, the Philippines with a score of 34 and Laos with a score of 29. Myanmar with a score of 28 and the most distended is Cambodia with a score of 21.

Meanwhile, with 180 countries in the world and included in the research conducted by TII, Indonesia has the same score as Gambia.