Behavior of Regional Heads Has Not Changed

KOMPAS/ABDULLAH FIKRI ASHRI

Indramayu Deputy Regent Taufik Hidayat (second left) attends zakat distribution in Indramayu, West Java, on Tuesday (15/10/2019).

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named the regent of Indramayu, West Java, Supendi, a suspect in a bribery case concerning infrastructure projects. In East Kalimantan, the KPK also arrested public work and housing agency officials over alleged bribery.JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The KPK’s arrest of the Indramayu regent in connection with alleged bribery relating to infrastructure projects is a further indication that regional heads have not changed their behavior regarding corruption. To change such behavior, the prevention and supervision system needs to be strengthened.

The KPK named on Tuesday (15/10/2019) Supendi a suspect in a bribery case relating to a road construction project that also implicates Indramayu Public Works and Housing Agency head Omarsyah; the agency’s road sector head Wempy Triyono and Carsa, a private party.