KPK: Corruption Begins With Habit Of Giving More

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - KPK Deputy for Education and Community Participation Wawan Wardiana said corruption often occurs because of the habit of giving more as a thank you.

He also said that a survey of anti-corruption behavior from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said that many people did not mind doing it.

This was conveyed in a public lecture which was attended by 1,300 students, lecturers, and members of the academic community of Mahasaraswati University (Unmas) Denpasar. This event is held online and offline.

"Based on a survey on anti-corruption behavior from BPS, 73 percent of the public do not mind giving more for what the government has done in public services," Wawan said in a written statement quoted on Friday, June 11.

This habit of giving more is also reflected in the corruption cases handled by the KPK. Where the majority is the acceptance of bribes.

"80 percent of the cases handled by the KPK are bribes. Initially, it was the habit of giving more, saying thank you and so on," said Wawan.

This kind of behavior, he continued, must be realized by the community so that they do not become part of corrupt behavior. So, he invites universities to play a role in changing this kind of thing.

"Why should the academic community participate in eradicating corruption? Because we are victims of corruption directly or indirectly. So, if we don't participate, we actually become part of corruption," he said.

Furthermore, Wawan asked universities to start stopping corrupt behavior such as cheating, giving gratuities to lecturers, mark ups, and misuse of scholarships.

"These practices are a trigger for criminal acts of corruption," he said.

Meanwhile, Unmas Chancellor I Made Sukamerta conveyed the efforts his campus had made in preventing corruption. According to him, anti-corruption education has been gradually grounded to the wider community through the university curriculum through character education which is filled with anti-corruption education, drugs, bullying, intolerance and others.

"Students must be active in activities outside of lectures. One of them is seminars and certifications, because in the future what is seen is not only diplomas but also certifications. Lecturers and students can take anti-corruption certification," he concluded.