Most Indonesian Citizens Assess Current Corruption Eradication Efforts as Poor

The majority of Indonesians view the current state of corruption eradication in the country as poor. This is based on a survey conducted by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) titled "National Public Evaluation of President Jokowi's Two Years in Office".

33.7% of respondents rated corruption eradication as poor and 14.5% as very poor. Meanwhile, only 20.6% rated it as good and 4.3% as very good. 23.2% of respondents rated the current state of corruption eradication as moderate.

President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) second term is perceived as weakening anti-corruption efforts in Indonesia. This is reflected in changes within the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

The revision of the KPK Law, officially passed in 2019, is considered to have weakened the KPK due to the change in status to civil servants (ASN) and the establishment of a Supervisory Board.

Furthermore, the public views the appointment of Firli Bahuri, who has ethical issues, as KPK chairman as another weakening factor for the institution. Recently, 57 KPK employees were officially dismissed after failing the National Insight Test (TWK).

For information, this survey was conducted from September 15 to 21, 2021, involving 1,220 respondents aged 17 and above through face-to-face interviews. The margin of error in this survey is approximately 3.19% at a 95% confidence level.