Mahfud MD: See The Corruptors Who Inhabit Prisons Now, Coming From All Lines
JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, reminded all elements of the nation to raise collective awareness to stay away from corruption practices.
Where, he said, in the post-reform era, corruption was widespread and universities became one of its main defendants. Because the corruptors are generally college graduates.
"Therefore, rectors in universities should pay attention to this", Mahfud said while giving a speech at the inauguration of Dr. Makmun Murad as Rector of Muhammadiyah University of Jakarta (UMJ), Tuesday, May 25.
In 2017, Mahfud claimed to have said that reform-era corruption is more widespread than the New Order era. Although the New Order era was massive corruption but concentrated and regulated through a network of corporatism by the Suharto government.
"Corruption used to be monopolized at the top of the executive and carried out after the state budget was set. This was indisputable, the evidence was that the New Order was reformed and Suharto's government was officially called the KKN government. The mention is in Tap MPR, Constitution, campaign politicians, observers, dissertations, thesis, and so on", explained Mahfud.
Mahfud said The Government is not easy to crack down on because, in a democracy, it can no longer concentrate actions and policies beyond its authority. That is why Mahfud claimed to understand the term "criminal democracy" that Rizal Ramli once said.
"This situation needs moral awareness collectively because no institution can penetrate the barricades of democracy whose authority has been rationed by the constitution", he said.
Therefore, according to him, the key to completion is not enough just by the rules or positions. Because rules and positions are created through what is assumed to be a democratic imperative.