Corruption and Democracy
We need to maintain independence and prevent the authority and capacity of the anticorruption commission and law enforcement institutions from being weakened.
Rizal Sukma
One of the things most expected of democracy is the creation of conditions that require the country (read: the authorities) to create the same opportunity for all citizens to have better lives. For this reason, democracy is expected to not only guarantee freedom, safety, and human rights, but also produce prosperity and justice for all. Even these last two conditions, welfare and justice, are often most wanted by people who live in a democratic system.
However, when what is expected from democracy does not arrive or is deemed not as perfect as expected, there are parties that easily place the blame on democracy. Various narratives, as I said in the previous political analysis (Kompas, 16 Feb. 2023), are made to put democracy in a corner, even blatantly praising an autocratic political system, which is considered better.