Indonesia : Material of anti-corruption joint investigation team
Material of anti-corruption joint investigation team used at the work meeting between the attorney general of the republic of Indonesia and the Commission II of the legislative assembly of Indonesia —Anti-corruption joint investigation team
1. INTRODUCTION
Background
Presently Indonesia is categorized as the number 5 of the 96 most corrupt states in the
world. According to the International Transparency Community, that indicates can give
picture of how chronic the Corruption practices in Indonesia. That condition may
become a serious constraint in the effort to cope with the multi dimensional crisis being
faced by Indonesia. The multi dimensional crisis caused by the recent economic crisis
has spread all over so that it has disturbed the values of the nations social politic,
including the disturbance of the community in obeying the Law.
The economic crisis, indicated by the flying away of the foreign capital from Indonesia
and Rupiah sharp depreciation, has faded away all industrial sectors including companies
which had been poorly managed in accordance with the sound management principles.
As the consequence, the unemployment rate has increased sharply, and more than 60 million of Indonesian people live in poverty.
The slow recovery form the economic crisis as compared with other ASEAN countries
such as Malaysia and Thailand is caused by, among others:
a. The Corruption practices which took place during the Soeharto centralized
Administration indicates theses practices were developing intentionally and in a
systematic way and spread over every walks of lives and were created as Soehartos
efforts in dividing equally the development cake so that the action taken by
soeharto and his cronies in stealing the national assets could be justified and he
would not be blamed for abusing his power.
b. The immoral New Order regime who was in power for 32 years has pumped
out all the natural resources and they saved all their assets in foreign banks so that
it is difficult to trace out.
c. The legacy of the New Order Administration is the centralized and the
authoritative systems, the power of the Legislative and the Judicial Body were
under the Executive. Since there was no direct control from the public which
should have been the real power holders has created the corrupt bureaucrats and
they were very loyal and only served their uperiors. In general the government
bureaucracy is still trapped under old paradigm and they are not willing to be the
public servants yet, nor they are willing to organize the transparent and fair policies. The reform triggered by the students movement has just succeeded in
removing the New Order regime, whereas in the executive levels, many of them
have the corrupt behavior and mental.
d. While the legal and Judicial was neglected intentionally so that the Corrupt,
Collusive and Nepotistic practices has spread out widely, reforms and cleaning up
efforts in the judicial system face absolutely. The independent term of the judges
has been used to cover up the old offenses. These practices reflecting so many
judgment which are against the sense of fairness of the public. And in the
business sector, a lot of decisions taken do not support the certainty of the business
world in domestic scale and international scale so that this has disturbed the
economic recovery. As the consequence, the crisis of trust in the judicial system
and therefore the public trust has decreased drastically. And now the new trend
has emerged and it is deviant from the civilized society, that is the effort to fill in
their sense of fairness with the so called peoples justice.
The description mentioned above gives the clear picture that Corruption does not
only cause the state finance loss and disturb the recovery from the multi dimensional
crisis, but the more devastating is the cost of the corruption itself that must be paid by
the Indonesians, and if theses practices are let developed freely, theses are the cost:
a) The loss of sense of togetherness among the Indonesian people, and this
nation will be easily torn out just because of different opinion and narrow
minded interest.
b) As if the Indonesian people have no dignity nor the power and willingness to
develop the country, and everything to be done has to wait the instruction
from the donor countries.
c) The competitive power with other countries will be decreasing in this free
global market era. If we let that condition continue, the Indonesian people
will become coolie of other nations and they will not be the master in their
own country.
2. Combating Corruption is the National Commitment
After the collapse of the New Order regime, peoples demand to combat the Corrupt practices
which have entrenched in most of bureaucracy during the New Order Regime, are very high.
Therefore Combating Corruption has become a National Commitment, the formality of which
has been decreed by the Peoples Consultative Assembly in No. S?MPR?1998 regarding the
Clean and Good governance and Free from the Corruption, Collusive and Nepotistic, which
regulate, for instance:
Increase the government openness in their efforts to cope with the Corruption, Collusive and Nepotistic practices and other practice that potentially create state financial losses.
Develop the clean government as the public service to carry out duties based on the law and regulation, as the effort in increasing the government credibility in the eyes of the people.
Prepare the infrastructure and the means, and the action program to create the conducive
situation and free from Corruption, Collusive and Nepotistic.
In order to carry out the above functions, the Government Officials must be honest, just
open and credible and be able to free themselves from Corruption, Collusive and Nepotistic.
The provisions as contained in those decree must be applied into the prevailing regulations, that is the Law No. 28/1999 regarding the State Administration free from the Corruption, Collusion and Nepotism and the Law NO.31/1999as the substitute of the law No.3 Year 1971 regarding Combating Corruption. The New Anti Corruption Law, in Article 42 point
(1)require that on 31st of August 2001 the Anti Corruption Commission should have been established, the member of which should comprise the element from Government and prominent member of society.
However, the Government then realizes that the political reform will not be able solely to cope the problem in the legal area which deal with the unjust which was common during
the New Order regime. Furthermore in the upholding supremacy of the law, the reform has
not been able to create the behavior changes and the mental attitude of the law enforcement officers and make them clean, honest and professional. And due to condition above, people trust toward the credibility of law enforcement officers has decreased drastically. In order to gain the people trust and invite the public participation in combating Corruption, we need supervision of the government and direct participation from the people simultaneously. In that way we hope the movement and steps taken by the government in combating Corruption
in order to create the clean and good governance will not be far from the peoples wish. By
inviting direct participation from the people in upholding the supremacy of the law, there are
changes in the strategy in upholding the supremacy of the law, particularly in combating
Corruption. Therefore, before the Agency as mandated by the Law No.31 Year 1999 is
established, the Government should set up a team, that is called Anti Corruption Joint
Investigation Team, the Agency is expected by the people to empower the law enforcement
officers, related institution, and the public in the cultural and structural aspect, and on the
carry out their function and authorities in accordance with the prevailing legal formal
system(Criminal Law Procedure).
ANTI-CORRUPTION JOINT INVESTIGATION TEAM(ACJIT)
The established Anti-Corruption Joint Investigation Team(ACJIT)
The legal ground of the Establishment of the ACJIT.
The legal ground of the Establishment of the Corruption Case Act Combat is
Article 27of the law No.31 Year 1999: In case there is a Complex Corruption case, Anti-corruption Joint Investigation Team could be established under the
Attorney General coordination
Article 32 of letter b of the Law No.5 Year 1991: The Attorney General has duties and powers to coordinate with the related institutions the handling of
the particular criminal act based on the Law in form of Presidential decree
The Government Regulation No.19 Year 2000 in Article4
Verse 1. The Anti-Corruption Joint Investigation Team is established by the
Attorney General and be responsible directly under the Attorney General.
Verse 2. The Anti-Corruption Joint Investigation Team as referred to in
verse (1), practicing g its duty and powers under coordination of the Attorney General.
Form and Specification of ACJIT
The elucidation of Article 18, the Government Regulation No. 19 Year 2000: This
Article is meant to affirm, that the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Joint
investigation Team as first step and as an embryo of the Anti-Corruption Joint
Investigation Team which will be established in 2001.
Form of the ACJIT is an independent institution, practicing duties and powers, free
from any power, including from the executive and legislative power.
ACJIT Coordination in investigation and changing the Corruption Case is temporary
due to this ACJIT is just an embryo to the establishment of the Anti-Corruption
joint Investigation Team, and the ACJIT practicing their duties and powers before
the establishment of the Commission.
The Membership and Powers of the ACJIT
1. ACJIT comprise:
-National police;
-Public Prosecution Service;
-The related institution, and
-Prominent Leader of society.
2. Duties and Powers of the ACJIT are:
-Coordinating the investigation and charging anyone who is suspected committing
complex corruption case.
-Requesting information from the bank and if necessary, request the bank to freeze
the suspect account.
-Opening, inspecting, confiscating package, telecommunication and the other
quipment which is suspected having relation with Corruption case being
investigated.
-Tapping.
-Putting travel ban.
-Recommending to the chief/ superior of the accused and based on the adequate
evidence to suspend the accused temporarily from his post.
-In case the accused dies while the investigation is still underway, and in reality
the state loss has been detected, the ACJIT within at least 10 working days shall
submit their investigation outcome to the Government Lawyer or the institution that
undergoes loss to be followed up through the civil procedure toward his/her legal
heir in accordance with the provision of Article 33 of Law No. 31 Year 1999.
-In case the accused dies during his/her prosecution in the state court, and in
reality the state loss has been detected, the Government Lawyer within at least 10
working days shall submit copy of dossier to the Government Lawyer or to the
related institution that undergoes loss to be followed up through the civil procedure
toward his/her legal heir in accordance with the provision of Article 34 of Law
No.31 Year 1999.
-In case the accused dies before court takes its decision and there exists strong
evidence that the concerned people has committed the Corruption crime, the Judge,
based on the demand from the Public Prosecutor, shall decide the expropriation of
the goods being confiscated in accordance with the provision in Article 38 point(5)
of the Law No. 31 Year 1999.
2. Vision and Mission of the ACJIT
Vision
Create the pre-condition to support the success of the Anti-Corruption Joint
Investigation Team.
Develop coordination, openness and accountability of the public in combating the
Corruption Crime.
Mission
Coordinate the investigation and the prosecution of the complex Corruption Crime.
Carry out the synergy in cultural and in structural sector among the legal officers,
the related institution and among the members of the society.
3. ACJIT Strategy
Absorb the public aspiration directly by opining, receiving and following up the
report derived from the public.
All jurisdiction decisions shall be orifice to the Supreme Court, and the combating
corruption in the office of the Supreme Court itself will give the positive chained
effect in the upholding of the law, particularly in around the jurisdiction system in
all levels.
Hold a routine meeting with the public organization, with the Self Supporting
Institution, Professional Organization who have concern about the combating
corruption so that the synergy and similar steps will take place in combating the
corruption crime.
Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the combating corruption in the
region by establishing the Duty Unit of the ACJIT in the region and is supervised
by the member of the ACJIT.
The Outcome
Since its establishment, the ACJIT with of the Attorney generals decree No.
KEP-102/J>A/S/2000 dated 23rd May 2000, till 7th October 2000(more or less 4 months) in implementing its duty and authority, in its coordination for the investigation of the
assumption of the corruption, the ACJIT has received report both from the Office of the
Attorney General and from the public at 186 reports, the details are as follows
**표 1) 103 page
Report classification based on the reported institution is as follows
**표 2) 104 page
Such of handling/report solution is as follows
** 표 3) 104 page
The 4(four) cases being investigated are:
1. Assumption of the Corruption crime taken place at the Supreme Court of the
Republic of Indonesia in relation to the handling of the civil case No.
560K/Pdt/1997.
2. Assumption of the Corruption Crime taken place at the Supreme Court of the
Republic of Indonesia in relation to the Rechecking of the Bankruptcy
matter on decision No. 022/K/N/1999 jo Decision of the Commercial Court
No. 34/Pailit/1999P.
3. Assumption of the Corruption Crime taken place at the Supreme Court of the Republic
of Indonesia in relation to the bribery to win the case of the Rechecking Matter No.03/PK/TUN/1997.
4. Assumption of the Corruption Crime taken place at the PT Garuda Indonesia
in relation to the State Financial Administration at US$ 1,077,325,062.48
From the 186 reports entered into the office of the ACJIT, 24% of them are only
about the grudges. What makes it interesting, seeing from the classification of the
report derived from the institution reported is that, 32% of the report is related to the
Jurisdiction Institution.
In carrying out that duty, the ACJIT always follows the legal procedures, that is, in
carrying out the investigation ACJIT always fulfills the legal principle. The
investigation Order is prepared and signed by the Attorney General. And in carrying
out investigate, they are the active police and the prosecutor, while the other ACJIT
members who are not investigators or Prosecutors who comprise other institution, like
Experts, Researchers and the Self Supporting Institution support the jurisdiction
argument and they also accelerate and enlarge the data network and information related
to the case being investigated by the ACJIT.
IV. Constrain in the Combating Corruption Crime
Culture
Clture is the very basic part of the life because it is the motivator of what is being
done by a nation. The nation that respects the collective values will act differently with
the nation with the individual values.
The culture which is based on the collective values is not only monopolized by
Indonesia, but we can meet it at the eastern nations, like in Japan, Korea and
Muangthai. The cultural factor actually has more relation with methods of combating
corruption Compared with the corruption itself, Because in Japan and In Muangthai the
corruption is also combated.
The combating corruption in the collective cultural atmosphere take much energy,
because we must look for ways not to harm the collective sentiment . The police are
reluctant to directly investigate the Supreme Court though they have obtained permit
from the President. By fulfilling the request from the Supreme Court to investigate the
inside matter beforehand, due to the cultural background, the ACJIT who has obtained
approval from the President directly investigated the assumption of the Corruption Crime
committed by the two Supreme Judges, they were attacked and tried to be made fail in
the investigation. It was judged that, based on the horizontal supervision system, they
were ordered to stop the investigation. Whereas according to Criminal Law Procedure
there should be no pre-jurisdiction body that could stop the investigation. Article 77 of
the Criminal Law Procedure the pre-jurisdiction authority has been determined in limit,
they only have the authority to determine about whether captive, detention, stop of the
investigation or the stop of the prosecution, and or prosecution, compensation for the
losses, rehabilitation for those whose criminal case is stopped at the stage of the
investigation or the prosecution is legal or not. The officer is hindered by that cultural
background.
The Indonesian culture is also in the pre-modern stage, so it is not modern yet. The
core of the modern culture is the ratio. Compared with the eastern Asian nations in
general, Indonesia is still in the process of becoming a modern state. The ratios in the
society taking place in society are in coincident with the birth of the public sector or
the private sector. From here, there emerges bureaucratic discourse(modern), the division
between the two sectors are not done 100% yet. The public sector and the private
sector are still mixed, so that something which should be done by the public sector is
done by the private sector. The institutions, Agency, Offices are the public sector, but
an office chief will treat the institution under like his own possession. The society who
is not modern yet, accept and legalize the private behavior . The people often regard
that the institution inventories are justified if they are treated as the private possession
by the chief. The public do not say anything but they only accept and justify that
matter. The situation like this fertilize the corruption. The corruption itself has become the collective corruption. This kind of corruption is not the ACJIT authority anymore,
but it has become the duty of the nation education. So the ACJIT has to accept the
cultural heritage or the society like that. Form here we can see that the combating
corruption is a very complex matter and therefore it cannot only be burdened to the
police alone, to the Prosecutor or to the police.
Politics
The state has become a field for corruption and the corruption itself is also combated.
The state is run daily by the various physical institution in real, particularly by the
Government.
In the Law No. 31 Year 1999 and in the Law No.3 Year 1971 regarding the
Anti-Corruption Joint Investigation Team, the certain point taken as measurement to
determine corruption is the loss incurred to the state. The state is run daily by the
Government. So it is actually logical if the government dos not want any corruption
taking place in their body. This is called the political willingness to combat the
corruption. Therefore we should differentiate between the political willingness and the
political rhetoric. The political rhetoric only stops at the expression of itself, while the
political willingness is followed up with the concrete steps. For example there is not
Combating Corruption Crime program in the Central Java Region of 2000 to 2005,
there is not combating Corruption Crime program in the design made by the Central
Java BAPPEDA, but in the design they include the clean government program.
About the political aspect, the steps taken by the State Audit Agency for Development
(1999) state that there is no clear national strategy about the combating Corruption
Crime:
1. Effort to combat the Corruption crime is less socialized;
2. The Combating corruption Crime has not involved all the nations potency:
3. The aim to be reached and the activity to be carried out is not defined exactly.
4. The combating Corruption Crime is not done in coordination, and
5. There is no periodic evaluation.
Then the state Audit Agency for Development states about the leadership model, weak supervision, weak accountability and weak management control. They also stated efforts
to cover up the Corruption Crime taking place in the institution.
System
The Combating Corruption Crime in charged to the ACJIT is not a blank mandate
but it shall be done Though the regulation channel and certain procedures. The
regulation and procedure must be followed, and therefore the regulation and the
procedure is the constraint. Here again wee see the complex of the combating
Corruption Crime itself because the legislative must also be responsible, for example the
legislative who facilitate the proving procedure will be very helpful as compared to the
one that makes it difficult.
The law is the one thing and the human is the one who operates the law and is the
other thing. The Combating Corruption Crime will be more successful if there is
emphatic, dedication and commitment from the man who will combat the corruption.
This especially involves the judges. Because our system focuses on the judges
themselves. Though the regulation maybe the same, but the judge with the different
emphatic and commitment will produce different decision.
Sample of Cases:
The interpretation of the law that is deviated by the pre-jurisdiction judge of the State
Court of South Jakarta in his decision of the case No. 11/Pid/Pra/2000/PN
.Jak.Sel. Where in their legal judgment it was said that:
1. TGPTPK is not authorized to investigate the Corruption Crime taking place
during the application of Law No.3 Year 1971. ACJIT is only authorized to
investigate the Corruption Crime after the application of the Law No.31 Year 1999.
2. The bribery case committed by a Supreme Judge is not categorized as a
difficult case to prove(clarification of the Article 27 of the Law No.31 Year 1999).
According to me, judgment of the Pre-jurisdiction Judge is deviated when seeing from
the law principle and based on the reasons, among others as follows:
1. Article 43 point(1) and (2) of the Law No. 31 Year 1999 states that, at least
within 2(two)years from the application of this Law, the Commission for the
corruption Crime shall be established; and they shall be in charged and be
authorized to coordinate and supervise, including the carrying out of the inquiry and
investigation and the prosecution in accordance with the prevailing regulation.
Since the Commission is not established yet, according to law the ones who have
authority to investigate are the police and the prosecutor as stipulated in the Book
of Law and the Legal Criminal Procedure.
2. ACJIT is not an investigating and prosecuting institution, but it is a
consolidation Team who coordinate the investigation and prosecution to the
corruption cases which are difficult to prove. It is wrong and baseless to say that
the ACJIT is an investigating and prosecuting institution that is established after the
application of the Law No. 31 Year 1999. and therefore it is only authorized to
investigate the Corruption Crime which is threatened with the Law No. 31 Year
1999. The reasons are as follows:
a. The establishment of the new investigating institution must be based on the
Law and not only on the Government Regulation. Therefore the new institution
for the investigation and for the prosecution as meant by the Law No. 31 Year
1999 is the Commission which is to be established with the Law, and not the
Consolidation Team established by the Government Regulation.
b. The Attorney General as the chief and the responsible person with the highest
authority in the prosecution has no authority to establish the investigating and
prosecuting institution beyond the Attorney General organization. If the ACJIT
is formed as the new investigating and prosecuting institution, its existence will
be opposition institution and that is not allowed by the Law. Because the one
who is authorized to establish the new investigating institution is the Parliament
and the Executive and the regulation is the form of the Law.
c. Since the ACJIT is not a new investigating and prosecuting institution but is a
coordinating institution in the investigation and prosecution, the one who has
the authority to investigate and prosecute is not ACJIT but it is authorized to
the functional officer who becomes member of the ACJIT, they are the police
and the prosecutor.
d. Since the ACJIT is not a new investigating and prosecuting institution, the
police and the prosecutor have their right to investigate and prosecute toward
the Corruption Crime taking place before the application of the Law No. 31
year 1999, except that the police and the prosecutor later become members of
the Anti-Corruption Joint Investigation Team whose duties and powers regulated
by the Law.
3. That the Law No. 31 Year 1999 clarifies that what is meant by the
Corruption Crime which is difficult to prove is , among others , the existence of
the phrase among other proves that; types criminal acts which are difficult to
prove are not limited, and in our opinion, the acts that are difficult to prove are
the briberies spreading out in the jurisdiction fields, particularly in the Supreme
Court, whom until now, no one has been successful to drag them to the court.
Legal effort is not opened for the appeal toward the pre-jurisdiction, but since the
decision according to us is the collective conspiracy from the State Court of South
Jakarta to protect the Supreme Judge from the cleaning effort carried out in the
jurisdiction fields from the bribery act, which is being carried out by the ACJIT.
Anytime, the Parliament as the representation of the people aspiration, can request the
confirmation form the State Highest Institutes, particularly from the judicature regarding
the political commitment in carrying out their function through their decisions, and the
political commitment regarding the Combating Corruption Crime through the internal
cleaning for the bribery act. Therefore, as an effort to prevent the judge from making
decision which profitable to the corrupters, we hope the Parliament will be able to
support the reformation which is able to change the jurisdiction system toward the
creation of the clean jurisdiction, just and transparent.
IV. CLOSING
Conclusion
In our effort to combat the corruption for the last four months, it is known that this
matter is more complex and has more root as compared to one predicted beforehand.
The resistance is very strong because there is impression that the corruption spread out
has entered into all walks of lives of the nation, while the family and comrades of the
former New Order regime still have very strong fund, politic and military support and
they are trying hard to cope with the reformation movement. The transparency which is
the pre-condition for the good government, gives the impression that they seem to
threaten to demolish the chance for the middle bureaucrat toward the lowest ones, while
they let the high ranking officials be free in practicing the Corruption, Collusion and
Nepotism.
The fact that, the efforts by the ACJIT in creating the good pre-condition for the
success of the Commission of the Anti Corruption Case(KAK) through the investigation
coordination and prosecution for a number of the corruption cases face the very serious
constraints, In order that the mission be succeed, the last four months experience and
the remaining limit time can be made as an important infrastructure and be integrated
into the future work program.
The effort in combating the Corruption Case need to be more focused to revelation and
the solution of the big corruption cases so that the just aspiration of the people can be
fulfilled. Accordingly, the existing legal basis need to be improved in order that the
transitional activity can produce a good gain.
The more systematic and directive way should be carried out to gain the peoples
support widely toward the Combating Corruption Crimes.
Expectation
In order that the executive can carry out their mission, the Joint Team hopes the
support from the Parliament. It should be better that the support to be received from
the Parliament, besides the critic or the control to the work to be carried out the
Consolidation Team which may not be suited with the wish of the public, the support
should be also include suggestion and opinion to increase the effectiveness of the
Combating Corruption Crimes.
The concrete support can be forwarded by the Parliament itself, among others:
a. To fight for the adequate budget for the increased effort in upholding the legal
procedure including the Combating Corruption Crimes.
b. To fight for the selection of the Supreme Court Chairman from the one with
good integrity and capability to combat the corruption.
c. To fight for the legal basis for the effectiveness of the ACJIT.
This hope is based on a belief that we are all present here tonight as the children of
the nation who should carry out the national mandate and we should work hard in
order that our state and nation be clean and free from the Corruption, Collusive and
the Nepotistic.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Presently Indonesia is categorized as the number 5 of the 96 most
corrupt states in the world. According to the International Transparency Community,
that indicates can give picture of how chronic the Corruption practices in Indonesia.
That condition may become a serious constraint in the effort to cope with the multi dimensional crisis being faced by Indonesia. The multi dimensional crisis caused by
the recent economic crisis has spread all over so that it has disturbed the values of
the nations social politic, including the disturbance of the community in obeying the
Law. The evolving of corruption in every human life has threatened recovering
process national economy. Therefore Indonesia has solved to fight against the
Combating Corruption. Crime constitutes National commitment as determined in
Peoples Consultative Assembly Decree No. X/MPR/1998 and No. XI/MPR/1998 then
performed by under law and regulation, by withdrawing Law No. 28 of 1999 and
Law No. 31of 1999. For free from KKN (Corruption, Collusive and Nepotistic) but
also solve KKN matters caused implementation of the previous government which
was beneficial to certain party.
Centralization of power, authority and responsibility were in one hand without
giving any role to community to participate in effective social controlling to the
Government, from this cause appears negative effects in life of politic, economy,
monetary and law, which all not reach to community but they just as instrument to
sustain the corrupt power. Therefore, in the both law and regulation to increase
public confidence should provide big opportunity for community to participate in
controlling to Government of against action of violation the law conducted by the
Governance. In additional to increase credibility to law enforcement mainly in
inspecting, investigating and corruption crime prosecution, the permanent leader of
society element should be involved directly as member of Commission for
Corruption Crime as mandated Law No. 31 of 1999, and
should formed at least 31st of August 2001.
The establishment of the Joint Team is meant as a model before the
Commission for Combating Corruption Crime established, so expected in one side it
is able to synchronize works between law enforcement and other institution and
society in another side, in contradiction in the Criminal Law Procedure(KUHAP).
2. The principle of forming of the Anti-Corruption Joint Investigation
Team (ACJIT), is Article 27 of Law No. 31 of 1999 Jo. Article 32 letter b Law
No. 5 of 1991 jo article 4 Government Regulation No. 19 of 2000.
The Joint Team established and responsible under Attorney General and in
performing its duties and powers under Attorney General coordination. ACJIT
constitutes independent institution to perform its duties and powers free from any
influence, involved executive and legislative powers, while it is illustrated temporary
until the Commission formed. The membership of ACJIT consists of National
Police, Public Prosecution Service, related Institution and Prominent leader of society.
The duties and powers of ACJIT are to coordinate investigating and
prosecution to assailant of complex corruption crime, in performing investigating and
prosecution by member and team have attached the authority on functional
occupation as an investigator of National Police and Public Prosecution Service.
Strategy of ACJIT receives communitys aspiration by inviting complaint of
community, give priority to handling of serial case for enforcement of supremacy of
law.
Since ACJIT established approximately 4 months has received a report, either
from community of from attorney General of Republic of Indonesia as amount of
186 reports concerns with Judicature Institution 60 (32%), GovernmentBUMN (State
Owned Corporation) 45, individual 6, foundation 2, banking 4, Cooperation 3,
others 66.
The report handling stage is : research stage 133, investigating stage 5,
inspecting stage 4, can not be followed up as being not supported by sufficient
evidence/just a grudges 44 reports.
3. The Corruption has declined every section life, ACJIT with short
working period (approximately 1 year) it is impossible to solve all combating.
Determination of giving priority go handling should be performed when the decision
(without ignoring other field) is Justice institution mainly Supreme Court, based on
consideration that in the Supreme Court, based on consideration that in the Supreme
Court as the last expectation for public to obtain justice. But it looks resistance of
the institution is great enough, in addition ACJIT conducts investigation to 2 Justice
of the Supreme Court, according to most of their colleague estimated as have hurt
collective sentiment . Therefore the decision of pre court constitutes a realization of
collective solidarity of their colleague by contributing Law cover and states that
ACJIT has not authority to provide investigating to the crime occurred before
prevailing Law No.31 of 1999 and bribery case that assumed conducted by Justice
of the Supreme Court. Peoples Consultative Assembly Decree No. XI/MPR/1998 in
article 4 states Initiative to combat Corruption, Collusive, and Nepotistic should be
performed legally to everyone, elther State official or former of State official.etc .
Thus the principle and enthusiasm of Peoples Consultative Assembly Decree
followed up by Law No.31 of 1999 is not only combating corruption in the next
period but also the previous period. The principle value is as standard of justice for
the previous crime with new law and regulation is to form restorative justice not
only retributive justice (i.e. justice is used to enforce its law) but also bring justice
to people, because of this justice essence should be realized not only use legalistic
procedure.
4. The initiative to combat the corruption in the last 4 months reveals
that this problem is very complex and more complicated than assumed before. The resistance is great because it impressed as the corruption spread has rushed into all
human life, while the family and Entrepreneurs crony of New Order still have
power of financial, politic and military, they try to prevent reformation pressure.
Transparency becomes precondition of good government administration, impressed
threaten more to loose the opportunity of middle to low bureaucracy on the other
hand they please the senior official free to conduct KKN.
The initiative to eliminate the corruption should be focused more to reveal
and solve great corruption case, so justice sense of community complied. Therefore
the available principle of law should be declared in order the transitional activity
get success. The systematical and guided effort should be provide to reach
communitys support on the effort on combating corruption.
5. To be more effective in perfoming its mission, the Joint Team expects
Legislative Assembly”s support. It is better if the support beside constitutes critic
and controlling upon the Joint Team Performance inappropriate to community”s
expectation, also involve suggestion and opinion to increase effective effort to
eliminate corruption crime.
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