JAKARTA - Remembering today, three years ago, December 21, 2022, the statement of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan regarding the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) not to often carry out operations to catch corruptors became a polemic. Luhut is considered to protect corruptors.
Previously, Luhut considered that the OTT carried out by the KPK was often dangerous. He considered that the presence of many OTTs actually made the country's image damaged. The KPK can only take action, but is unable to prevent corruption.
The existence of the KPK as the front guard in eradicating corruption in Indonesia is unquestionable. The KPK is able to sniff out many corrupt officials. Moreover, the KPK's OTT education is effective. Whoever is caught corrupting will certainly not be released.
The KPK considers the number of OTTs as a form of achievement. In fact, the KPK wants the government to continue to add KPK members. This condition is because the KPK feels able to carry out OTTs on corrupt officials, if necessary, every day.
The suggestion was once considered a form of arrogance by the KPK. Sometimes it is also considered a form of failure by the KPK. Many consider that the enforcement of corruption does not necessarily arise from enforcement alone. The enforcement of corruption should also come from preventive measures.
The narrative also came from Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs considered that the Indonesian government must prioritize digitization in enforcing corruption. He cited digitization in the port operating system.
Luhut considered this step as the best way to fight corruption practices in the maritime sector. He emphasized that the OTT step of the KPK was not good on December 20, 2022. This step only makes the country's image bad.
The KPK is only able to take action, without being able to prevent many corruption cases from occurring. He considers the KPK if it wants to clean up it is enough in heaven.
"Because this is changing this country, we don't try to talk high-high, we don't OTT-OTT it's not good actually, it's really ugly for this country. Yes, if you live a little bit you can. We want to clean up in heaven only you. "
"So the KPK should not catch a little bit, that's it. Yes, look, but if this digitization is already underway, according to me, (corruptors) will not be able to play around. It's not ugly, it's ugly for us because we create opportunities for OTT, if everything is digitized, there will be no more OTT, it's good," said Luhut as quoted by the kompas.com page, December 20, 2022.
Luhut's criticism of the KPK then became a polemic the next day, or on December 21, 2022. All people responded to Luhut's view as bringing an aura of regression. Luhut is considered to have given corruptors room to feast on the people's money.
Luhut should be able to help the government encourage improvements in public services. This option is more important than asking the KPK not to play OTT. The KPK itself responded that the KPK does not only carry out enforcement efforts. The KPK also focuses on prevention, even though it is minimal.
"So the main agenda is to fix political funding and increase the effectiveness of judicial supervision. The poor corruption perception index is also contributed by various corrupt practices in public services. So what must be fixed is public services, not OTT," said Secretary General of Transparency International Indonesia (TII), Danang Widoyoko as quoted by lamankompas.com, December 21, 2022.
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