M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said the number of alleged corruption cases in his office rose during 2016-2017. It amounted to 1,924 cases, such as fictive reports, bribery, and gratification.
"The number of corruption cases handled by Home Affairs Ministry internally doesn't decline; yet increases," said Tjahjo at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building, Wednesday, August 15.
Tjahjo mentioned the cases were fund embezzlements (514 cases), authority abuses (514 cases), inflated budgets (399 cases), fake projects (61 cases), and budget misuses (229 cases) as well as 68 cases of bribery and gratification.
Tjahjo said the alleged corruption was committed by the ministry officials echelon I up to IV. The sanction had been imposed on the proved perpetrators. The lightest penalty is a mutation, while the heaviest is termination. "As many as 100 employees are sanctioned," he said.
The minister lamented such poor condition. He, in fact, along with the KPK's Prevention Deputy traveled throughout Indonesia to held the anti-graft counseling.
Tjahjo Kumolo further admitted the internal supervision in the Home Affairs Ministry and the regulation were not synchronized yet. "Especially on the sector related to the license or permit," he added.