Youth Concerned About Older ‘Delinquents’

Kompas/Alif Ichwan

Lawyer Aga Khan (front left) prepares to escort his client, perjury convict and former House of Representatives member Miryam S Haryani, from the Corruption Court on Nov. 13 following her verdict. Presiding judge Frangki Tambuwun sentenced Miryam to five years in prison and ordered her to pay a Rp 200 million fine or serve an additional three months for giving false testimony in the e-ID card corruption case.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The youth are concerned about the bad behavior of some of the older generation. Behavior that is entirely unacceptable and shameful to youth are sexual abuse and corruption.

This was the conclusion of a Kompas survey of university students conducted in mid-November. Almost 80 percent of 448 students in several cities said they had directly witnessed individuals of their parents’ generation committing ethics and legal violations, from smaller ones such as traffic violations to more serious violations such as physical violence, sexual abuse, adultery and corruption.