11 factors behind the success of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission -- and why it's a model for the Philippines
“Everyone
is in touch with corruption from birth until death. When people are
born, in some areas, you still need to pay to get birth certificates.
The higher you pay, the faster you get it. When you die, you need to get
a death certificate. At times, you have to pay more.”
This is how Ade Irawan of the NGO Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) describes corruption in his country, a problem so entrenched it involves the highest executive officials and members of parliament to the lowest traffic cop.
It is a story all too familiar with the Philippines, now confronting its biggest corruption scandal in recent history involving lawmakers’ development funds. Yet there is a key difference.
“There is still one institution that people can hope for to enforce the law,” Ade told Rappler, referring to Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission known as KPK (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi).
Read the story by Ayee Macaraig in Rappler.
This is how Ade Irawan of the NGO Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) describes corruption in his country, a problem so entrenched it involves the highest executive officials and members of parliament to the lowest traffic cop.
It is a story all too familiar with the Philippines, now confronting its biggest corruption scandal in recent history involving lawmakers’ development funds. Yet there is a key difference.
“There is still one institution that people can hope for to enforce the law,” Ade told Rappler, referring to Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission known as KPK (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi).
Read the story by Ayee Macaraig in Rappler.