Survey: Majority of Public Optimistic About KPK's Resolution of the Mega Bank Century Corruption Case

The Bank Century mega-corruption case came to public attention in 2014. This case, which resulted in state losses of Rp6.76 trillion, allegedly involved many parties, and to date, only one perpetrator has been imprisoned.

Indonesia's Political Indicator, in its latest release titled *Public Trust in Law Enforcement Agencies and the Corruption Eradication Agenda*, reveals that the majority of the public is optimistic that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will resolve the Bank Century mega-corruption case.

Specifically, 6.6% of respondents stated they were very confident and 36.1% were fairly confident that the KPK could resolve the case. Therefore, 42.8% of respondents are optimistic about the resolution of the Bank Century corruption case.

Meanwhile, 27.2% of respondents were less confident, and 6.6% were not confident at all that the KPK could resolve the mega-corruption case. Furthermore, 23.5% of respondents did not know/did not answer.

This survey was conducted from May 18-24, 2022, using an interview method. The target population of the survey was Indonesian citizens aged 17 years and older or who were married and had a telephone.

Sample selection was conducted using the random digit dialing (RDD) method, resulting in 1,213 respondents. The survey's margin of error is estimated at 2.9% at a 95% confidence level, assuming simple random sampling.

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