Mahfud MD Reveals A Corruption Judge Has Karma: His Parents Are Sick, The Money Is Taken Away

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD reminded law enforcement officers not only to fear the rules but also karma.

Mahfud even gave an example that there was a judge who was sickly in his old age because when he was in office it turned out that he was practicing rasuah.

This was conveyed by Mahfud when he was the keynote speaker in the Panel Discussion activity: Creating Synergy Between Law Enforcement Officials and Related Agencies. This event was carried out ahead of the commemoration of World Anti-Corruption Day (Hakordia) 2021 which will be commemorated on 9 December.

To the participants, Mahfud said law enforcement officers without exception must be afraid of sinning when carrying out their mandate. Because, if he is afraid of the law, he can buy it with money from corruption.

"If I am only afraid of the law, I can play games. I can buy the law. But I am a believer, as a person who has morals, even though I can buy the law, I am a sin," Mahfud said as shown on the KPK RI YouTube, Monday, December 6th.

The former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court then said that there was a judge who during his tenure had received money from corrupt practices. It's just that, Mahfud said, the results of this fraudulent practice were not kept by himself but on someone else's account for fear of being caught by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

"I once told a judge that a lot of billions were deposited with his friend because he was afraid to report to the KPK," he said.

However, after he retired, the money from corruption that was deposited in his colleague's account was taken away. "He doesn't dare to ask for it," said Mahfud.

It didn't stop there, the judge was now sickly and had to undergo treatment. So, all the money he collected was meaningless.

"In the end, (he, ed) got sick. He was sick in Malang. Sitting like this, if you want to sleep, get an injection, if you want to wake up, it's a lot of money but it's of no use," explained Mahfud.

"That's the karma to be afraid of. Don't just go to prison in handcuffs maybe three, four years, yes it can be 20 years. But many people are not afraid," he added.

Through this example, Mahfud then reminded all law enforcement officers to be moral and adhere to religious teachings, including local wisdom such as karma.

"You may be free because you are good at avoiding the law but karma will come to you," he concluded.