Assuming that CPI is the responsibility of law enforcement officers is wrong. Because, if we dissect CPI, all ministries are involved
Jakarta (ANTARA) - To improve its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Indonesia must not rely on law enforcement agencies alone, but build collaboration among all ministries, deputy of prevention and monitoring at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Pahala Nainggolan, said.

"Assuming that CPI is the responsibility of law enforcement officers is wrong. Because, if we dissect CPI, all ministries are involved," he expounded at the KPK Anti-Corruption Center Building here on Thursday.

He expressed the hope that Indonesia's current CPI score would raise concerns in all quarters so that its improvement becomes a shared responsibility.

"We want to raise this issue so that all ministries are aware that CPI is not only about corruption and not only (related to) the KPK," he said.

Nainggolan added that the stagnation in Indonesia's CPI score reflects that there is a system that has not been running well, and therefore, requires significant change.

"We must make a leap so that we can be on a par with Malaysia again. Malaysia's (score) has reached 50 now," he said.

To bring about a significant improvement in the system, support and policies from the head of state are considered necessary. For that reason, on Thursday, the KPK held a public discussion that involved representatives from presidential candidates' teams and civil society.

On January 30, 2024, Transparency International Indonesia, a chapter of global anti-corruption NGO network Transparency International, released the results of the 2023 CPI measurement. Indonesia's score was 34, unchanged from 2022.

According to Transparency International, CPI ranks countries based on how corrupt their public sectors are perceived to be, with the score ranging from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

Head of the news department at the KPK, Ali Fikri, informed earlier that the stagnation in the CPI score signifies that extraordinary efforts are needed to stamp out corruption.

"Strengthening regulation is needed to bolster institutions and carry out corruption eradication tasks that are accelerative and give concrete impact on the improvement of corruption eradication in Indonesia," he said in a written statement issued by the KPK in Jakarta on January 30.

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