JakartaGlobe-Jan 18, 2024
The three contenders for the February 14 presidential election on Wednesday offered different strategies to combat rampant corruption while sharing the commitment to fully supporting the work of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The remarks from Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, and Ganjar Pranowo were delivered during an unprecedented meeting hosted by the KPK in Jakarta. Prabowo said corruption will persist if state officials holding big responsibilities are poorly paid. “We must take realistic measures to improve the quality of life of our decision-makers in the government, especially those entrusted with big budgets,” he said. All high-ranking state officials must be obliged to file their financial disclosures honestly, or face immediate dismissals. Ganjar emphasized the importance of digitalization in the financial system to prevent corruption, because “cash transactions are hard to trace and monitor”. The digitalized system in state procurement and budget formulation prevents in-person transactions while ensuring more effective supervision, said the former Central Java governor. “And of course, we must guarantee budget transparency with clear explanations about the source of the money and how it will be spent under the control of the commander in chief,” Ganjar said. Additionally, the Indonesian justice system must protect the confidentiality of whistleblowers in corruption cases. Anies vowed to reinforce a greater authority for the KPK to combat corruption. “We want to return the KPK to an institution which has a greater power in the crackdown on corruption,” Anies said. “We want the KPK to become as powerful as it used to be.” Read more at: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/prabowo-ganjar-anies-offer-diverse-antigraft-strategies
