Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Busyro Muqoddas says the government should not appoint political party members as ministers because this inevitably leads to corruption.

"Ministries led by party members will use their ministry as a source of funds," Busyro said at the University of Indonesia on Friday as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

He added that if the country wanted to be serious in its fight against corruption, ministerial posts should be given to professionals, such as those from campuses and NGOs.

Busyro said it was easier to trace the educational and professional backgrounds of non-party professionals than those of party members.

He explained that transparency was key to a clean institution and was something of a rarity in Indonesia's current democracy. "The source of corruption is state institutions, the government and even private institutions if their bureaucracy is not transparent," he said.

Since its establishment, the KPK has handled several corruption cases implicating former ministers. It is currently investigating the alleged fixing of a tender for a SEA Games construction project, involving Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Andi Mallarangeng, as well as a transmigration area bribery case implicating Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar.