CORRUPTOR SHOULD BE GIVEN DEATH PENALTY

By : Mohammad Syafa’at

Corruptors are the parasite for the development of our country. The benefits are great for
the people of Indonesia when there is not corruption anymore. A prosperous Indonesia is not a
dream. There are so many corruptor cases in Indonesia, thus corruptors should be given death
sentence. There are three argument the corruptor should get death sentence that are to scare the
people to do corruption, to decrease the number of corruption in Indonesia, and to increase the
pride of Indonesia to the world’s perspective.

Death sentence can scare the people to do corruption. The punishment that given to
corruptor is really weak. The legal basis for criminal (civil) corruption is Law No. 31 of 1999
on Combating Corruption, which is then updated with the Act No. 20 of 2001. In the Act, set
how many prison sentences and fines of minimum and maximum for those found guilty of
corruption. The penalties range from 1 year up to a maximum of 20 years in prison, and rely
on the parties to a criminal act of corruption (whether the person who bribed or bought off).
But there is repetition and ambiguity in some chapters.

Giving death sentence can decrease the number of corruption in Indonesia. Because death
sentence is scaring people to do corruption, it can minimize the number of corruption case in
our country. Nur Wahid said, the death penalty is applied in order to create a deterrent effect
for criminals, as well as potential criminals. "It will give confidence to people that in our state
laws can be enforced and there is protection for the people," he said. The execution, the former
PKS president, should be done firmly and quickly. He believes the application of the death
penalty will not leadto international protests. "Malaysia andSingapore can apply, why
Indonesia did not," he said. The nation, he said, requires a firm choice and the courage to
establish the death penalty for corrupt.

Death sentence can increase prosperity and the pride of Indonesia to the world’s
perspective. If our country is free from corruption, automatically our country will get more
prosperity and we will not feel embarrassed to our corruption rank.

Metrotvnews.com, Padang: Vice Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission

(KPK) M Jasin revealed, according to survey results of Political and Economic Risk
Consultancy (PERC) 2010 Indonesia are the most corrupt country in Asia Pacific. PERC
survey results (9.27) was put Indonesia in the first rank as the most corrupt country of the 16-
nation Asia-Pacific is the purpose of investment, M Jasin said in Padang Thursday (11/8).

In conclusion, our government should firmly apply the death sentence for the corruptor
because there are provident that death sentence can give scary effect to the people who want to
do corruption and can decrease the number of corruption case that can increase prosperity so
we do not feel embarrassed again for our world corruption rank.

When we are watching television, reading newspaper or listen to radio, corruptor is

mainly discussed as the hottest issue. This case are found everywhere, either in countryside or
big cities the corruptor can be whoever having a chance to do it.

It can occur at all levels of our society, such as from local and national government.
Those are like the leader of village, representative of citizen and up to the highest level.

If the bad condition is not done soon by firm sanction, what will happen with the country
in the future ?

Here the firmest sanction for the corruptor they must get death penalty. If the corruptor
gets only a sentence in prison, they can still feel the freedom. For example: one of the corruptor
in our country has got a sentence in prison but he can still go anywhere, even in jail he got
luxurious facilities, like air conditioner, LCD player, and even they can go out of the prison.

Please you imagine what you feel? How about your feeling watching the reality that
make us annoyed about it? Do you will the people who has made our society misery, they get
penalty that can be called VIP punishment. Relating to this, it is better to give death penalty for
the corruptor rather than sentence in jail for some years or long life. For example: if the
corruptor is just in jail it of course our government will give meals for them. They do not give
our government advantage but make our government lose.

As we all know that our country and government has afforded to eliminate corruptor in
our country, like government has formed a board such as Commission of Corruption
Eradication (KPK), even in all constitution had been contented about banning to perpetrate
corruption. But what had happened in our surroundings? There are still many corruptors. They
did not feel afraid of it.

If our government just relax and give penalty in jail for the corruptor how about our
country in the future and for the next generation?