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NU: Anti-corruption drive should be led by president
NU Online · Ahad, 22 Agustus 2010 | 01:33 WIB
Jakarta, NU Online
Corruption in Indonesia has become so ingrained it can only be eradicated through a national movement led by the head of state, and not just by a commission, chairman of the advisory council of the Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) KH Hasyim Muzadi said.
Hasyim who is now head of the Al Hikam Islamic boarding school in Depok made the statement here Saturday when asked to comment on the granting of a presidential pardon to a convicted corrupter and the conditional release of a number of others, including the father-in-law of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's son.
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"To really eradicate corruption which has become so deeply rooted in Indonesia, there must be a national anti-corruption movement led by the president himself. It cannot be done by just a commission which is incidentally not handling really big cases."
In countries that had scored great successes in fighting graft such as China, the anti-corruption drives were led by the highest authority in the state, he was quoted by Antara news agency as saying.
In Hong Kong, the anti-corruption campaign was admittedly also just being waged by a commission but corruption cases there happened on a small scale. For a country as large as Indonesia, a commission was not sufficient.
Also, he said, when the president is to lead a national anti-corruption movement there must be an effort to make sure he himself is corruption free, and remains subject to scrutiny.
"In China, the highest state leader ordered the preparation of a coffin for him in anticipation of the possibility he is proven guilty of corruption," Hasyim said.
About the granting of a presidential pardon to a convicted corrupter and sentence reductions to a number of others including Aulia Pohan whose daughter is the wife of President Yudhyono's son, Hasyim said this was understandable "because it is allowed under the existing system."
He conceded this government policy ran counter to its commitment to eradicating corruption but it was something allowed under the existing legal system. (dar)
Corruption in Indonesia has become so ingrained it can only be eradicated through a national movement led by the head of state, and not just by a commission, chairman of the advisory council of the Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) KH Hasyim Muzadi said.
Hasyim who is now head of the Al Hikam Islamic boarding school in Depok made the statement here Saturday when asked to comment on the granting of a presidential pardon to a convicted corrupter and the conditional release of a number of others, including the father-in-law of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's son.
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"To really eradicate corruption which has become so deeply rooted in Indonesia, there must be a national anti-corruption movement led by the president himself. It cannot be done by just a commission which is incidentally not handling really big cases."
In countries that had scored great successes in fighting graft such as China, the anti-corruption drives were led by the highest authority in the state, he was quoted by Antara news agency as saying.
In Hong Kong, the anti-corruption campaign was admittedly also just being waged by a commission but corruption cases there happened on a small scale. For a country as large as Indonesia, a commission was not sufficient.
Also, he said, when the president is to lead a national anti-corruption movement there must be an effort to make sure he himself is corruption free, and remains subject to scrutiny.
"In China, the highest state leader ordered the preparation of a coffin for him in anticipation of the possibility he is proven guilty of corruption," Hasyim said.
About the granting of a presidential pardon to a convicted corrupter and sentence reductions to a number of others including Aulia Pohan whose daughter is the wife of President Yudhyono's son, Hasyim said this was understandable "because it is allowed under the existing system."
He conceded this government policy ran counter to its commitment to eradicating corruption but it was something allowed under the existing legal system. (dar)
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