Jakarta – The Indonesian Corruption Watch and Corruption Eradication Commission are holding a 'Corruptor Carnival' to celebrate International Anti-Corruption Day today.

Carnival participants will wear masks of high-profile Indonesian corruptors such as businesswoman Arthalyna Suryani and former United Development Party (PPP) legislator Al Amin Nasution, as well as tax official Gayus Tambunan, who is currently being tried for high-level corruption involving many millions of dollars.

ICW public campaign coordinator Illian Deta said the corruptors and alleged corruptors came from different fields commonly associated as breeding grounds for theft from the state. "From tax officials and businesspeople to politicians," Illian told news portal Detik.com.

Indonesia is one of the world's most corrupt countries, with efforts to fight the scourge having stalled since President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's reelection.

The carnival begins at Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters on Jalan Rasuna Said at 11 a.m. before marching to Jalan Gatot Subroto and ending at Pasar Rumput in Manggarai where a stage has been constructed to hold speeches condemning corruption.

Budi Wisaksono, a criminologist from Semarang's Diponegoro University, told the Jakarta Globe that police should be prevented from handling corruption cases.

"The public is losing trust in the police so it's better for them to take a break from corruption cases to anticipate public opinion and reform themselves," Budi said. He said the police must admit they were unable to deal with corruption cases.

"It's a fact. The police don't have the skills or the moral and mental strength to deal with corruption cases," he said. He said Yudhoyono could order new National Police Chief Gen. Timur Pradopo to leave all such cases to the much more respected KPK.

"Besides, how can the public trust the police with corruption cases when there are still police officers on the streets trying to get money from drivers?"