Indonesia Corruption Watch
| Abbreviation | ICW |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Anti-corruption campaign |
Coordinator | Agus Sunaryanto |
| Website | https://antikorupsi.org/en
  Indonesia Corruption Watch (Indonesia) |
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) is an Indonesian NGO whose primary mission is to monitor and publicise incidents of corruption in Indonesia. ICW is also heavily engaged in the prevention and deterrence of corruption through education, cultural change, prosecutions and system reform. The organization was formed in Jakarta in June 1998 to prevent corruption in post-Suharto governments.
ICW's work and influence in Indonesia as a major NGO in its field has been recognized and extensively reported on since 1998 by Indonesian and major international news media. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime considers ICW to be "the leading NGO" focused on fighting corruption in Indonesia. The World Bank cites multiple ICW studies in various World Bank published reports and on its website. ICW's work and reports have also been cited in hundreds of academic works, books and journals about governmental and societal corruption.
In 2013, then-Governor of Jakarta Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama requested that ICW monitor the performance of government units under his administration. In 2015, there were arrests and reported harassment of ICW staff and activists by Indonesian police officers. On September 2, 2015, President Joko Widodo appointed former Indonesia Corruption Watch head Teten Masduki as his new chief of staff.
Indonesian culture of corruption
Indonesia has a serious problem with widespread corruption, which has been described as 'rampant' and impacting people from birth until death. A 2014 study and report by Transparency International (TI) as reported in The Wall Street Journal, disclosed that 72% of young Indonesians would engage in corruption for personal gain. In 2014, Indonesia placed 107 out of 175 countries on TI's Corruption Perceptions Index. A 2003 World Bank study found that between 56 and 70% of all civil service employees were seen by their colleagues to be on the take. While some attribute the current situation to a foundation of corruption laid during the reign of Indonesian strongman President Suharto, others blame a persisting 'culture of corruption' in Indonesia and the region that predates World War II.
History and role
ICW was created on 21 June 1998, a few weeks after the resignation of President Suharto, by social activist Teten Masduki, lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis, economist Faisal Basri and other persons in the midst of a reform movement aimed at ensuring that any post-Suharto government would be democratic and free of corruption.
After the fall of Suharto it soon became apparent that the subsequent introduction of a decentralized mode of government with increased regional autonomy produced more corruption, and made its detection and control more difficult. Corruption in Indonesia was no longer organized and centralized, but became fragmented as new regional power centres and leaders emerged. In this emerging situation ICW focused on bringing cases of corruption to the public and law enforcement agencies, monitoring campaign and political finance spending in national and local elections and pushing for anti-corruption laws such as the Freedom of Information Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act, Anti-Corruption Act, and Election Act.
Organization
In every term, ICW rearranged its organizational structures to reflect the organization's focus issues. In early 2019, ICW focused on seven divisions, including:
- Law and Judicial Monitoring (Lalola Easter, Diky Anandya).
- Political Corruption (Egi Primayogha, Kurnia Ramadhana, Yassar Aulia, Seira Tamara).
- Public Services and Bureaucracy Reforms (Almas Ghaliya Putri Sjafrina, Dewi Anggraeni Puspitasari Naipospos).
- Public Campaign (Tibiko Zabar Pradano, Tamimah Ashilah, Fitri Yana).
- Public Engagement (Sigit Wijaya, Nisa Rizkiah, Aulia Novirta).
- Knowledge Management (Wana Alamsyah, Kes Tutoroong, Caroline Yulia, Winda Uzi).
- Finance and Administration (Supitriyani, Tasya Thin Nuzula, Imam Ichsan Adetyo, Anastasia Theola, Dede, Eko Pamuji Widodo, Nono Kasino).
- The Current Coordinator is Agus Sunaryanto.
- The Current Deputy Coordinator is Siti Juliantari Rachman.
In previous terms, ICW had other divisions such as Research, Public Investigation, Public Fundraising, Anti-Corruption Networking, or Budget Monitoring and Analysis.
Recognition
On 6 August 2015, Indonesia Corruption Watch was nominated as one of four finalists for the CDN$100,000 Allard Prize for International Integrity. The other finalists include John Githongo, Sergei Magnitsky and Rafael Marques de Morais.
References
- ↑ Rachman, Anita (29 May 2014). "In Indonesia, Acceptance of Corruption Starts Young". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Indonesia Corruption Watch: Allard Prize Finalist". Allard Prize for International Integrity. Peter A. Allard School of Law. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "UNODC database Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW)". UNODC. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ↑ "Fighting Corruption in Decentralized Indonesia 2007" (PDF). WorldBank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Combating Corruption in Indonesia" (PDF). WorldBank.org. World Bank. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ahok setting up anti corruption system". No. 2 November 2013. Jakarta Post. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ahok Requests ICW to Monitor Jakarta Officials". Tempo International Media TBK. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Graft activists face questioning over libel". The Jakarta Post. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Police told to stop harassment of activists". Jakarta Post. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Activist in the Hot Seat". Tempo.co. Tempo. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ Gunawan, T. Sima (24 May 2006). "Why it's so difficult to eradicate corruption in Indonesia". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ Rachman, Anita (29 May 2014). "In Indonesia, Acceptance of Corruption Starts Young". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Corruption by Country, Indonesia". Transparency International. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Combating Corruption in Indonesia" (PDF). WorldBank.org. World Bank. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting Corruption in Decentralized Indonesia 2007" (PDF). WorldBank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "About ICW". Indonesia Corruption Watch, Google translated to English. Indonesia Corruption Watch. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Indonesia Corruption Watch: Allard Prize Finalist". Allard Prize for International Integrity. Peter A. Allard School of Law. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "ICW Organizational Structure 2019". Indonesia Corruption Watch. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ "Indonesia Corruption Watch: Allard Prize Finalist". Allard Prize for International Integrity. Peter A. Allard School of Law. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Journalists, activists and advocacy group named finalists for Allard Prize for International Integrity". Allard Prize for International Integrity. Peter A. Allard School of Law. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.