World Anti-Corruption Day: KPK: the Budget Formulation is One Sources of Corruption Action

TIMESINDONESIA, JAKARTA – In the momentum of the "World Anti-Corruption Day", Deputy Chair of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), La Ode Muh. Syarif, affirmed that the moment of budget formulation in The House of Representatives is one sources of corruption action.

Then, he gave an example the activity when the executive and legislative bodies discussed budgeting, it needs cost for thinking or "uang pokok pikiran" (pokir).

"So if we are now members of the House of Representatives. We should talk about something that we must think first, we are forbidden not to think. But now they must be paid specifically cost for thinking (pokir), it is rather strange," La Ode said, when attending a public discussion entitled "Potensi Korupsi di Sektor Konstruksi" (Potential Corruption in the Construction Sector) at Taman Suropati, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Sunday (11/09/2018).

He added, when deciding a decision in an institution / ministry would ask for fees to be able to approved the decision. This bribes usually known as money to hit a hammer.

"So there are two deposits of pokir money and money to hit a hammer, so there are many terms," ​​he added.

This is often found in meetings of members of government institutions or institutions starting from the provincial government level to the central government.

"They ask for something starting from the beginning, or won't be approved the budget of the district, province or even the ministry / institution," said Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), La Ode M Syarif. (*)

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