Corruption Perception Index Dropped, Ex KPK Spokesperson: Stop Saying Successfully Eradicating Corruption

Former KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah (Photo: MAhesa ARK / VOI)

JAKARTA - Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesman Febri Diansyah regretted the decline in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) issued by Transparency International Indonesia (TII). With this decrease in figure, he asked the government to stop saying that it had succeeded in eradicating corruption.

Through a thread or thread on his Twitter account @febridiansyah, this anti-corruption activist said that the decline in Indonesia's corruption perception index from 40 to 37 in 2020 is a sad thing. He conveyed this by uploading the data previously described by TII.

"This is also sad. Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) fell from 40 to 37. We are ranked 102 out of 180 countries. Whereas the average CPI for Asia Pacific is 45 and global 43. Indonesia's commitment to eradicate corruption worsens. KPK? TTIIndonesia danangwd, "wrote Febri in his account quoted by VOI, Friday, January 29.

In his second thread, he then describes the corruption index in Indonesia. Of the nine indicators, he said, there were five that had worsened, three were stagnant, and one increased, although not significantly. As for the index that dropped the most, Febri said it was corruption related to the business sector.

He considered, this should be a concern for the government because it is impossible to talk about investment and economic growth without eradicating corruption.

Furthermore, he explained, the three lowest or worst indexes in the political and law enforcement sector, namely WJP 23; VDem 26; and PERC 32. "If we also read the Global Corruption Barometer 2020 survey, the warning is also strong enough. Indonesia is in the third position of bribes," he said.

So, reflecting on all the data he had presented based on the results of TII's research, Febri then asked the government and various circles to stop saying that he had succeeded in eradicating corruption.

"Hopefully the government and various related parties stop patting their chest saying they have succeeded in eradicating corruption or even saying that the KPK is fine in the midst of a global assessment like this," he said.

"It's better to be honest and this will become a mirror so that we all do a more serious evaluation," he added.