JAKARTA History today, 10 years ago, May 30, 2015, Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Fadli Zon revealed that corruption is a development oil. The presence of corruption is considered an important sign of development in a country. This condition takes place in various parts of the world.
Previously, corruption often colored the journey of the Indonesian people. The most severe corruption occurred during the New Order (Orba) era. Corruption carried out took place from high to ordinary levels of officials. Alias, corruption carried out in congregation.
The practice of corruption is an inseparable thing in the history of the nation's journey. The practice of using power to achieve personal gain has been going on from various leadership periods.
The most felt corruption occurred in the New Order (Orba) era. All kinds of elements of government participated in corruption, from high-ranking to ordinary officials. Corruption in that era was even referred to as congregational corruption.
The government itself does not remain silent. They inflamed resistance to corruption. The problem is that this desire was never taken seriously. Corruption continues to thrive, but the law is getting weaker.
The Indonesian people also hope that the end of the New Order of corruption in Indonesia can be lost. This desire is unfortunately just a dream in broad daylight. Corruption remains present and is rampant. Corruption does not only take place at the center.
Corruption has actually started to penetrate the regions. Efforts to punish corruptors have indeed increased since the presence of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) since 2002.
The problem is that the power of the KPK is limited. The KPK is like focusing on major corruption only. Corruption with small losses is sometimes untouched. The practice of corruption often makes the people furious. The morale of officials is questioned. They hope that the government can seriously fight corruption.
In Islam, acts of corruption are seen as acts of munkar, eating property resulting from corruption is declared as eating property with a jalan batil which is strictly prohibited. The act of bribing, accepting bribes and intermediary between the two is an act committed by the Prophet, including acts of corruption, is to protect the perpetrators.
"The problem of corruption is a multidimensional problem and efforts to eradicate it must be multifacet. Indeed, we often hear an irony that in the midst of our religious and diligent society of worship, corrupt practices continue to thrive so that there is no inverse correlation between religious spirit and corrupt practices," said Sunan State Islamic University Professor Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Syamsul Anwar as quoted by the ANTARA page, May 16, 2015.
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The famous politician who is also the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Fadli Zon actually has a different opinion. He does see corruption as a big problem for Indonesia. However, he considers corruption as a form of indicator of state progress on May 30, 2015.
He emphasized that corruption is a development oil. This means that the presence of corruption indicates that a country is carrying out massive development. Development is considered a symbol of progress.
"Which one do we choose? There is no corruption, there is no development or a little corruption, there is development. In some developing countries, corruption has become a 'oli' for development".
"In the past there were non-budget funds but there was construction. For road construction and so on. Now there is a lot of corruption but there is no development. For example, if people want to make passports. If we are bribes, it should be corruption. There should be a system, for example if you want a fast track, it is more expensive," said Fadli in the discussion 'Duh KPK' at Warung Daun, Central Jakarta, as quoted on the detik.com page, May 30, 2015.
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