Denpasar – President Megawati Soekarnoputri said Thursday that she does not want to be accused of abusing human rights in her fight against corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) at home.
"If I say someone is committing corruption, then I 'kill' him, I am sure I will be regarded as the Indonesian president who has violated the principles of human rights," she said in her speech during the commemoration of the 18th Habitat Day here.
She was commenting on a political observer's statement that in fighting KKN, the president must be strong and should model its fight on the Chinese government's drive.
She said the working system in China is totally different from that in Indonesia. "In China, if a leader says A, all the levels would say the same thing. However here, in the reform era, could we do the same?" she said.
She said combating KKN was not only the responsibility of the president or government officials but of all parts of society.