Dian Kuswandini and Irawaty Wardany, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 12/10/2008 10:57 AM | National
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has used World Anti-Corruption Day today to claim it has been more effective bringing corruption cases to trial than the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
Attorney General Hendarman Supandji said in Jakarta on Tuesday that his office had managed to return Rp 8.2 trillion (US$683.3 million) to the state as a result of its efforts fighting corruption in the past four years.
"From 2004 to 2008, the AGO has investigated nearly 3,150 corruption cases of which 2,850 were brought before court," Hendarman read from a report to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a commemoration for World Anti-Corruption Day.
In the report, the AGO rated its success in fighting corruption against other law institutions including the KPK and the National Police.
The report alleges that the police only brought around 1000 corruption cases to court, reclaiming Rp 860 billion in state funds, while just over 100 KPK cases made it to court, returning Rp 476 billion.
Hendarman said law enforcers had contributed to the improvement of Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which according to a report by Transparency International was recorded at 2.6 this year. In 2005, the CPI was 2.2, followed by 2.4 in 2006 and 2.3 last year.
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has used World Anti-Corruption Day today to claim it has been more effective bringing corruption cases to trial than the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
Attorney General Hendarman Supandji said in Jakarta on Tuesday that his office had managed to return Rp 8.2 trillion (US$683.3 million) to the state as a result of its efforts fighting corruption in the past four years.
"From 2004 to 2008, the AGO has investigated nearly 3,150 corruption cases of which 2,850 were brought before court," Hendarman read from a report to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a commemoration for World Anti-Corruption Day.
In the report, the AGO rated its success in fighting corruption against other law institutions including the KPK and the National Police.
The report alleges that the police only brought around 1000 corruption cases to court, reclaiming Rp 860 billion in state funds, while just over 100 KPK cases made it to court, returning Rp 476 billion.
Hendarman said law enforcers had contributed to the improvement of Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which according to a report by Transparency International was recorded at 2.6 this year. In 2005, the CPI was 2.2, followed by 2.4 in 2006 and 2.3 last year.