Corruption of Regional Heads in Indonesia; Anatomy, Causative Factors, And Solutions

Abstract

The new era of regional autonomy in Indonesia not only caused decentralization of governance from the center to the regions but also caused decentralization corruption from the center to the regions. Throughout 20042018, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has conducted sting operations (OTT) against 104 regional heads in 23 provinces. Many factors are the causes of regional head corruption, both concerning the individual characteristics of regional heads and those related to regulations, systems and the environment. Various efforts have been made to tackle and eradicate corruption, but regional heads seem to have never been deterred from committing corruption. To prevent and eradicate corruption in regional heads, it is necessary to enforce strict and indiscriminate law enforcement and very heavy sanctions that provide a deterrent effect.