174 Public and Private Officials Arrested for Corruption in 2018

As many as 174 state officials/private employees were caught in corruption cases by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during the January-September 2018 period. In addition, 3 corporations were also implicated in corruption cases. As a result, 177 officials/private individuals/corporations were ensnared in corruption cases by the anti-corruption commission this year. This number is the highest compared to previous years. In total, more than 900 state officials/private employees and corporations were involved in corruption cases from 2004 to September 2018.

In the first nine months of 2018, 85 members of the DPR (House of Representatives) and DPRD (Regional Representative Council) were caught by the KPK. This number is the highest compared to other professions/positions involved in corruption. Legislators, who are representatives of the people, were involved in embezzling state funds collected from public taxes. As is known, 41 members of the Malang Regency DPRD were arrested by the KPK for collective corruption several months ago.

Meanwhile, the second most numerous profession caught by the KPK was private sector officials, reaching 32 people. To facilitate their businesses, many entrepreneurs take shortcuts by bribing officials to expedite their affairs. Some time ago, several top executives of Lippo Group were caught red-handed by the KPK bribing officials in Bekasi Regency regarding the licensing process for the Meikarta development project.