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-  Jangan Biarkan KPK Tersandera Oleh Calon Pimpinan yang Bermasalah -

Setelah berulangkali mengalami pengunduran waktu, Komisi III DPR akhirnya mulai melakukan uji kelayakan atau fit & proper test 8 calon pimpinan KPK pada 28 bovember 2011 lalu. Jika tak lagi tekendala suatu masalah maka awal desember ini 4 pimpinan KPK akan terpilih untuk mendampingi Busro Muqoddas.  

The protracted drama that preceded the Cabinet reshuffle has ended. Taking a close look at the Cabinet’s new picture, it is crystal clear that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono does not regard anticorruption as a priority despite his rhetoric.

That the President failed to prove his commitment to the war on graft was evident in his decision to keep Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar and Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng, two Cabinet members who are linked to high-profile corruption cases.

The protracted drama that preceded the Cabinet reshuffle has ended. Taking a close look at the Cabinet’s new picture, it is crystal clear that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono does not regard anticorruption as a priority despite his rhetoric.

That the President failed to prove his commitment to the war on graft was evident in his decision to keep Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar and Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng, two Cabinet members who are linked to high-profile corruption cases.

Pernyataan Pers

Bertepatan dengan Puncak Perayaan Milad yang ke 68, tanggal 30 Juni 2011, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta akan menganugrahan UII Award kepada Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW). ICW terpilih berdasarkan hasil seleksi dari beberapa figur, baik perseorangan maupun lembaga yang dianggap layak dan memenuhi persyaratan, yang dilakukan oleh satu Tim dan disetujui oleh Senat Universitas.

The G20 Conference in Bali earlier this month, which addressed international bribery and a number of bribery cases involving politicians that are handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), reminds me of an old tale about pirates that were arrested by Alexander the Great’s forces.

Berbicara mengenai pemuda, peranan generasi muda, dan mahasiswa, adalah hal yang sangat menarik dan dinamis untuk dibicarakan. Pembahasan tersebut tidaklah lepas dari faktor sejarah karena pemuda erat kaitannya dengan perubahan-perubahan dan dinamika sosial-keadaan suatu tempat atau negara. Saat berpikir untuk menulis mengenai “kepemudaan” terkait dengan Sumpah Pemuda, ini seharusnya akan menjadi sangat menarik dan cukup panjang karena akan terdapat sangat banyak sudut pandang membicarakan pemuda.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s concern about practices of money politics in the district head elections and high-cost democracy had been expressed again in the state address in the Joint Session of the House of Representatives  and the Regional Representatives Council on Aug. 16, 2010.

The phenomenon of high-cost district head elections was previously mentioned by Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi. It is a paradox of the expensive cost of district head elections and the demand of a government that is clean from corruption.

Atmosfer optimisme terhadap upaya pemberantasan korupsi kian suram saja. Harapan dan kepercayaan publik terhadap keseriusan kekuasaan dalam memberantas korupsi secara amanah dan konsisten tampak makin merosot. Peraturan pemerintah pengganti undang-undang (perpu) dituding sebagai "biang keladi"-nya.