Independent Report on Implementation of UNCAC in Indonesia

This is an independent report published by Indonesian Corruption Watch and Transparency International Indonesia for the United Nation Convention Against Corruption 4th Conference of State Parties held in Marakesh, Marocco. 

Chapter I discusses the effort to fight corruption as an effort in crisis. It summarizes the state of play of corruption eradication in Indonesia and the weak coordination between law enforcement agencies.

Chapter II shows how the current politics poses a severe threat against the enforcement of the anti-corruption laws. Politicians implicated in corruption cases, unaccountable party finances and lack of ethics in political officers highlight the political climate. It further examines the half-hearted political will on combating corruption and the proposed revision on the Anti-corruption Law. 

Asset recovery remains a key issue, with the house of representatives posing as an obstacle and domestic issues undermining international partnership that is willing to help Indonesians to recover ill-gotten assets. The overall picture is made even bleaker with the neglect of the Corruption Eradication Commission and the Anti-corruption Courts, and the laughable punishment meted out for corruption suspects and egregious sentence remissions for those convicted of corruption charges.

Chapter III concludes the report and provides recommendations for parties inside and outside of Indonesia.