Score in Corruption Index Falls, Alarm bells ring for Corruption Eradication
Indonesia\'s score in the 2020 corruption perception index fell by three points from 2019. The decline, the second since 1999, should serve as a warning in efforts to eradicate corruption in the country.
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A Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officer (second right), accompanied by KPU chairman Arief Budiman (left), commissioner Lili Pintauli Siregar (second left) and spokesman Ali Fikri, shows evidence from the arrest of KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan for alleged bribes related to the replacement of a House of Representatives member for 2019-2024 term at the KPK Building in Jakarta, Thursday (9/1/2020).
Indonesia\'s score in the 2020 corruption perception index fell by three points from 2019. The decline, the second since 1999, should serve as a warning in efforts to eradicate corruption in the country.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Various regulations regarding the procurement of goods and services and budget management in efforts to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic are believed to have partly contributed to the fall in Indonesia\'s score in the corruption perception index. However, the pandemic cannot be used to fully justify the drop in score.