Survey: Public Pessimistic Over Fight on Corruption in Indonesia

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The results of a survey from the Indonesian Survey Agency (LSI) revealed the growing pessimism in fighting corruption in Indonesia.

More Indonesians have a negative view of anti-corruption efforts, measures to prevent corrupt practices as well as adequate punishment for corruptors.

“The decline is sharp. This can be a signal for us all in that the public is seeing a pessimistic trend in terms of preventing the practice and punishing corruptors,” said LSI Executive Director  Djayadi Hanan.

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In a similar LSI survey from December 2018, around 42.7 percent of respondents found the government’s efforts sufficient in combatting corrupt practices in the Southeast Asian nation.

However, results from a survey distributed from November 29 – December 3, 2020 puts that figure at 28.3 percent.

Around 22.2 percent of respondents see improvements in the government’s attempt to punish corruptors while the December 2018 figure put it at 44.1 percent.

Around 45.6 percent of survey respondents believe that the practice of corruption in Indonesia has worsened in the past two years.

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In contrast, around 23 percent of respondents believe there has been a decrease in unlawful practice while 30.4 percent find that there have been very few changes in corrupt practices over the past two years.

The findings from a comparative study of results from 2016-2020 reveal that, overall, survey respondents believe corrupt practices has shown signs of improvements.

However, the survey also showed that between October–December 2020, respondents who found a regression in the battle to stop the illegal act surged from 39.6 percent to 45.6 percent.

“If we compare it then we can say that there are as many people who believe corruption in Indonesia as those who believe that the practice has regressed.”

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“Which means that the public perception of corruption in the country is still quite negative.”

Djayadi shared that the survey results were based on two different national surveys issued simultaneously with each survey having 2,000 respondents.

The surveys were conducted via telephone with a margin of error of around 2.2 percent and a level of trust of 95 percent.

(Writer: Devina Halim | Editor: Kristian Erdianto)

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/12/06/17274331/survei-lsi-masyarakat-melihat-korupsi-makin-parah