There Is A Lot Of Buying And Selling Of Positions In The Local Government, Firli: Has Power But Low Integrity

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri (Photo: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Firli Bahuri, said buying and selling positions that often occur in regional governments is because state officials feel they have power but lack integrity.

Thus, it is not uncommon for the practice of buying and selling positions that lead to criminal acts of corruption such as extortion, bribery, and gratification to ensnaring regional heads and other authorized regional officials.

"It often happens that government administrators have power, opportunity, coupled with low integrity, corruption will occur", said Firli in an online discussion program broadcast on the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Thursday, September 16.

He then said the practice of buying and selling positions would certainly make services to the community not optimal. He then gave an example of this kind of practice carried out by the inactive Probolinggo Regent, Puput Tantriana Sari.

Puput, said Firli, set a tariff for anyone who wants to serve as a village head official of IDR 20 million-plus a fee for managing land leases of IDR 5 million per hectare.

Reflecting on this case, he believes that the sale and purchase of positions will affect the performance of the Probolinggo Regent if he is caught. Because Firli is sure, Puput and his men will only be busy with their own business to reap personal benefits.

"Never mind providing public services, as soon as they want to occupy the position of assistant regents, they are already busy and accept the burden of buying and selling positions", said the former Deputy for Enforcement.

Thus, the KPK has carried out prevention through a monitoring center for prevention program where there is a State Civil Apparatus (ASN) management program and the principle of good governance or good governance is put forward to prevent the practice of buying and selling positions.

In addition, he also believes that the practice of buying and selling positions will not be successful if there is a good selection process and human resource development that is carried out in an accountable, transparent, competitive, honest, and implemented manner according to the merit system.

"Surely the right person will get the right place as well", he said.

Not only that, but he also asked the government's internal supervisory apparatus (APIP) and external supervisors to pay maximum attention to practices like this.

"The most important thing is that supervision is carried out in stages starting from planning, ratifying policies, implementing activities as well as in the context of final monitoring of policies to close the space for corruption in the sale and purchase of positions", he concluded.