Jakarta – In a bid to combat the practice of bribing in the form of sex, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plans to formulate a rule to regulate such a practice.

Currently there is no regulation that specifies what constitutes sexual gratification and how to punish those involved in such practices, KPK deputy chairman Adnan Pandu Praja said on Tuesday. "We will create a detailed regulation so that it is easier to understand," Adnan said as quoted by kompas.com.

Due to the lack of regulation, many institutions are in doubt of whether sexual favors constitute bribery because the 2001 law on corruption eradication only mentions bribery of monetary value, he said. The KPK, therefore, had not received a single report related to sexual gratification since its establishment, Adnan added.

The KPK's director for gratuities, Adnan Pandupraja, meanwhile, said that Indonesia could learn from neighboring country Singapore, which saw its former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief Ng Boon Gay charged for using his position to obtain sexual gratification.

"We have the same concept [as Singapore]. State officials and public servants are not allowed to receive favors in whatever form or value that could influence their decisions," said Adnan. (han)