Collaboration Between Central and Regional Governments to Realize a Corruption-Free Indonesia
Jakarta – The government continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to eradicating corruption as part of efforts to strengthen clean, transparent, and accountable governance. In the first six months of President Prabowo–Gibran’s administration, four major corruption cases that attracted public attention have been handled, namely alleged corruption within Pertamina, the MINYAKITA program, Bank BJB, and PT ANTAM.
Criminal Law Expert from Trisakti University, Albert Aries, emphasized that these steps must be accompanied by improvements in anti-corruption performance, particularly within the judicial sector. According to him, the success of building public trust is determined by a legal system that is credible, professional, and fair.
“If law enforcement is carried out by all agencies in a professional, objective, and fair manner, then society, businesses, and investors will automatically trust Indonesia’s legal certainty,” said Albert.
Albert stressed that a clean judiciary will foster a healthy and competitive investment climate. He praised the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) for its firmness in handling corruption cases and expressed support for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to continue strengthening anti-corruption efforts.
“The hope is that KPK can further enhance its preventive and enforcement roles, especially in combating judicial corruption,” Albert added.
Furthermore, Albert also urged the Police’s Corruption Crime Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipikor) to be more proactive in law enforcement and in recovering state assets.
“Kortas Tipikor Polri can also play a role in prevention and enforcement of corruption and money laundering crimes derived from corruption, as well as safeguarding assets from such crimes,” Albert emphasized.
Meanwhile, the commitment to fighting corruption is also being reinforced at the regional level. The Governor of West Kalimantan, Ria Norsan, expressed full support for the anti-corruption prevention program initiated by the KPK.
“This program is not only about prevention, but about ensuring that all regional apparatus uphold integrity in every process of their work,” said Ria Norsan.
Based on the Integrity Assessment Survey (SPI), West Kalimantan recorded a score of 72.37, ranking third among 12 provinces in the medium-cost and medium-staffing category.
“This achievement is the result of hard work from all parties. However, I hope that in 2025 this accomplishment can be further improved through more optimal cross-sector coordination and cooperation,” Ria added.
She also reaffirmed her continued support for the government in combating corruption, which has long troubled society.
Concrete steps taken by both central and regional governments are clear evidence that anti-corruption remains a top priority. With strong collaboration between law enforcement agencies and regional governments, Indonesia is expected to achieve a clean, accountable, and publicly trusted governance system.
