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KPK Chairman: Case fixers rely on inside information, not inherent power
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KPK Chairman: Case fixers rely on inside information, not inherent power

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto stated that case fixers and brokers are not powerful and rely on inside information.
  • He explained that even digital systems can be manipulated if officials lack integrity.
  • Budiyanto asserted that these fixers act as intermediaries, waiting for leaks from insiders to facilitate corrupt practices.

Case fixers, brokers, and middlemen are not inherently powerful and primarily operate by obtaining leaked information from insiders, according to Setyo Budiyanto, the Chairman of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

If we carry out all activities without integrity, then what has been created, what has been collaborated on by us all through digitalization, is just a tool. A tool can be manipulated.

— Setyo BudiyantoExplaining how digital systems can be undermined by a lack of integrity.

Budiyanto explained that even sophisticated digital systems designed to prevent corruption can be circumvented if public officials lack integrity. He stated that these digital tools become mere instruments that can be manipulated. The KPK has uncovered numerous instances where manipulation occurred despite the implementation of digital processes.

We have proven many cases where, although it looks like digitalization, the back door was still accessible.

— Setyo BudiyantoHighlighting instances of manipulation despite digital processes.

"We have proven many cases where, although it looks like digitalization, the back door was still accessible," Budiyanto said. He cited the example of e-catalog procurement systems, noting that they can still be manipulated depending on the human resources involved. "Digitalized procurement can still be played with, still be tinkered with. Closed during the day, opened at night, because? It goes back to the human resources," he added.

Digitalized procurement can still be played with, still be tinkered with. Closed during the day, opened at night, because? It goes back to the human resources.

— Setyo BudiyantoIllustrating how human factors can override digital procurement systems.

Regarding fixers and brokers, Budiyanto emphasized their reliance on inside information. "They are not that powerful," he asserted. "They are actually spectators, players waiting for a flow of information from insiders." He described how these individuals receive specifications for procurement projects from insiders, arrange pricing, and then find vendors, often compromising quality in the process.

They are not that powerful. They are actually spectators, players waiting for a flow of information from insiders.

— Setyo BudiyantoDescribing the role and reliance of case fixers and brokers.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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