Bhekti Suryani, a Harian Jogja journalist, smiled with satisfaction as she found out Gatot Saptadi bans the Regional Government Organizations of Yogyakarta Province from using quick tender method without careful consideration. Gatot, who at that time still served as the Regional Secretary of Yogyakarta Province, admitted that the quick tender method used in the first phase of a construction project of a trade center for Malioboro street vendors violated the rules.

On 25 June 2018, the Coordinating Ministry of Political, Law and Human Rights inaugurated their newly renovated media center. The building now has several floors and additional workspace for the Illegal Levy Eradication Task Force and special bureau for Papua.

Indonesia already has a Law on Public Information Disclosure Number 14 of 2008 which provides everyone the right to access information managed by the government. This law also requires the government to be transparent and to publish their information.

We, the undersigning civil society organisations, have been monitoring developments in Indonesia regarding the revision of the law governing Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency, the Corruption Eradication Commission or locally known as Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK).

We share the grave concerns of Indonesia’s leading civil society corruption watchdog groups regarding the implications of recent amendments to the KPK law, which endanger the anti-corruption agency’s independence and undermine its ability to effectively prevent, investigate and prosecute corruption.

Laporan Keuangan ICW 2018

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Introduction

Corruption and economic inequality are like a vicious circle. Both have a significant impact on each other. Unfortunately, growing discourse on corruption and its eradication rarely mention economic inequality as a crucial issue.

Indonesia Corruption Watch recorded 454 corruption cases in 2018. A survey by Transparency International in 2018 ranked Indonesia 89th on the corruption perception index, much worse than neighboring countries such as Malaysia ( 61 ), Singapore (3) and Brunei Darussalam ( 31 ).