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The Fight against Corruption in Indonesia
Der Kampf gegen Korruption in Indonesien
[journal article]
Abstract Progress in the fight against corruption in Indonesia is slow and faces many obstacles and countervailing
forces. Since the fall of Soeharto, a number of new Laws establishing a more effective
anticorruption legislative framework and institutions were put on the statute books. With the
presidency... view more
Progress in the fight against corruption in Indonesia is slow and faces many obstacles and countervailing
forces. Since the fall of Soeharto, a number of new Laws establishing a more effective
anticorruption legislative framework and institutions were put on the statute books. With the
presidency of Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Executive has shown more commitment to the
fight against corruption than under his predecessors. The Corruption Eradication Commission
(KPK) and the special Anticorruption Court established in late 2003 and 2004 respectively are
seen by many as the last resort in a judicial system infested with corruption. The KPK has a
wide-ranging mandate in both the prevention and prosecution of corruption, and has secured
public trust through the bringing of a number of high-profile cases to court and upholding its
own institutional integrity. Due to a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court, however, the fate
of the Special Anticorruption Court post-2009 is now in the hands of the National Legislature.
Many believe the Special Anticorruption Court is crucial to the fight against graft, and would
favor allowing the Attorney General’s Office to also prosecute corruption cases in the special
court. Although the Attorney General’s Office cannot prosecute former President Soeharto on the
grounds of ill-health, it is preparing a civil case against the Soeharto foundations, and investigating
a case against his son, Hutomo Mandala Putra (Tommy). Next year will be crucial for the fight
against corruption due to the drafting of a new legal framework for antigraft efforts, the selection
new KPK commissioners for the next four years, and the hosting of a number of international
anticorruption events by Indonesia.... view less
Keywords
Indonesia; corruption; crime fighting; District Attorney's Office; constitutional court; legal order
Classification
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 57-66
Journal
Südostasien aktuell : journal of current Southeast Asian affairs, 26 (2007) 4
ISSN
0722-8821
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works