Ezequiel Freitas – Members of National Parliament consider the work of the Anti-Corruption Commission (KAK) to be ineffective combating corruption, especially in the area of human resources.
"Their capacity is still low, they have minimal experience and their framework is still weak and needs to be fixed," Member of Parliament (MP) Pedro da Costa said.
According to him, for the work of KAK to be more effective it needs the support of all entities. "We should all give our support to make a law, to make a regulation to give them power, to force them to follow laws and regulations so their work can control state organs," the MP said.
He said some people had not given their testimonies because KAK protected them, even though it was known they were corrupt. The MP said until now there was no law on coordination between KAK, the Public Prosecutor and investigators.
He said MPs had not yet presented the proposal on the draft Anti Corruption Law. "Now we just know about definitions, but there are not very rigorous regulations to force people to obey regulations and give sanctions to those who deviate from their authority to bring private benefits to themselves," he said.
At the same place, Member of Parliamentary Commission A, MP Antonino Bianco said KAK had already done some things, but they needed to make more of an effort in professional training. "We hope they cooperate with the Public Prosecutor so the process will run smoother," he said.
The MP said the Anti-Corruption Law was still with Commission A and it had not yet been put on the agenda for a debate in parliament. "I think this year it cannot be done as the general state budget has been submitted and there are many laws pending for us to discuss," said MP Bianco.
Meanwhile, the Judicial System Monitoring Program Director Jose Luis de Oliveira Sampaio said KAK's work to combat corruption was underway, because the former Minister of Justice was found to have committed corruption and was made accountable through a court decision.
Sampaio explained it was not only that case, but also some suspects from the Ministry of Finance had gone to prison. "I think the efforts of KAK together with other state institutions like the Public Prosecutor have brought some criminals to court," Sampaio said.
He explained to further empower KAK they needed a strong law as well as human resources.
The JSMP Director said there was not yet a law on anti corruption. "They just work with KAK's statute and some other laws relate to combating corruption in places like the Penal Code and some Indonesian laws."
He said according to JSMP, KAK had investigated a lot of cases. "We know of some cases like the case involving the former Minister of Justice, the case involving a Director from the Ministry of Finance, and some cases are still under investigation," he said.