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Busyro said judges need to see corruption as a machine that continues to impoverish the people
Chief of Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission Busyro Muqoddas lamented the leniency of judgments on corruption suspects and said judges “have lost the spirit to stand for the interests of the people”, the Jakarta Post reported.
“Generally, judges’ sentences in corruption cases have weakened ... It is as if judges’ rulings do not reflect the ideology of punishments, when it is actually important,” he was quoting as saying.
According to the Post, Busyro also said judges need to see corruption as a machine that continues to impoverish the people and destroy the integrity of the nation.
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