A public donation campaign 'Coins for the KPK' has been launched after the House of Representatives (bottom) – which again topped a list of corrupt institutions according to a survey earlier this month – refused to release Rp225 billion allocated from the state budget for the desperately needed construction of a new Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building. Many have accused the House of flagrant hypocrisy having proposed a hefty Rp1.13 trillion budget last year to construct a new building for itself, replete with a spa and recreation centre, which was eventually scrapped due to a massive public outcry.
Kompas - June 28, 2012
