2015 can be considered as the most difficult year to promote the anti-corruption agenda. A new leader does not necessarily mean a bigger hope. It probably does in the beginning, but the political reality will slowly destroy public sentiment that dreams that under the new President, Indonesia will be braver to fight corruption. On the contrary, the reality is just the opposite of that dream. Efforts made from various perspectives and forces to discourage the anti-corruption agenda are increasingly evident. The result is a setback for anti-corruption movements.

Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti is due to enter his retirement in July 2016 at the age of 58. Naturally, controversies ensue regarding the necessity to prolong the retirement age of the Police Chief. Otherwise, who would be the right candidate to take the office?

Among the piles of corruption cases in the hands of the Attorney General Office, the litigation involving La Nyalla Mataliti – Chairman of PSSI, the Indonesian Football Association – would be the most intricate that attracts most public attention. La Nyalla was named as suspect by the Provincial Attorney General (Kejati) of East Java on March 2016 for his involvement in money laundering of 2011-2014 grant funds from the East Java Chamber of Commerce (KADIN), causing IDR 5.3 billion of state loss.

Tough Sanctions for Not Submitting Wealth Report

More than a year served as public officials, most of House members have not yet submitted the Official Wealth Report (LHKPN). The House members do not have commitments for anti-corruption, especially in publishing the origins of their wealth.