PKB Claims To Reprimand DPR Member Cadres Who Called Kampungan OTT, Should Have Called First

JAKARTA - Daily Chairperson of the National Awakening Party (PKB) DPP Ais Shafiyah Asfar reprimanded DPR Commission III member F-PKB Hasbiallah Ilyas, who called the KPK's hand arrest operation (OTT) a rural activity. Hasbiallah previously suggested that before OTT was carried out, the perpetrator who wanted corruption was called first.

According to Ais Shafiyah, OTT is not the main indicator that illicit corrupt practices have decreased in Indonesia, but OTT is one of the instruments that remains necessary in eradicating corruption.

"Mr. Hasbi, I think it is a bit wrong about OTT. For me, OTT is not a village, it is also a waste, but this OTT is one of the instruments for eradicating corruption that still needs to be done," said Ais as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, November 25.

Regardless of the OTT or not, said Ais, the eradication of corruption can be said to be successful if the number of corruption cases decreases significantly.

"It must be underlined that the main principle in eradicating corruption is prevention efforts. Prevention is more effective than taking action in a massive number," he said.

Ais said law enforcement would be better off focusing on prevention in all lines. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government must be committed to strengthening and tightening the financial system, including the political system more transparently.

If this step can be carried out properly, according to him, the practice of corruption, collusion, and nepotism (KKN) can be minimized, it is not even impossible to eliminate.

If the financial system is tightened, for example with e-planning, e-budgeting, and e-procurement, PKB believes that KKN can be stopped so that it will certainly reduce or eliminate OTT.

In addition, Ais assessed that there needs to be a commitment to reform the political system. If many of the estuaries of corruption problems are said to be from a transactional political system, this should be changed, corrected again.