Obstacles in Corruption Eradication

The term corruption comes from Latin, namely corruptio, in English corruption or corrupt, in Dutch it is called corruptie, which is the origin of the word corruption in Indonesian. Corrupt means rotten, bad, likes to receive bribes (using his power for his own interests and so on). Corruption has very dangerous consequences for human life, both in aspects of social, political, bureaucratic and economic life. Corruption can be likened to cancer in the human body which requires the person to have "blood transfusions" if they want to live longer.

Empirical facts from research in many countries and theoretical support by social scientists show that corruption has a negative effect on the sense of social justice and social equality. Corruption causes sharp differences between social groups and individuals in terms of income, prestige, power and others. Theobald states that corruption creates a climate of greed, selfishness, and cynicism. With various kinds of responses and views from various parties related to this matter. No wonder, if corruptors have a bad soul in leading because overall they serve the country for certain reasons regardless of harming state finances and having a major impact on the national economy.

There are several obstacles or barriers to eradicating corruption in Indonesia, namely: First,structural barriers are more focused on the practice of state and government administration which makes handling corruption not run as it should. Secondly, cultural barriers, namely focusing on existing habits in society, because the tolerant attitude between government officials is still high. this gives the impression of protecting corruptors. Third, instrumental barriers that focus on existing regulations. Regulations related to handling corruption are still overlapping, the weakness of law enforcement and difficulties in the evidentiary stage in court. Finally, management barriers include the government's lack of action in following up on allegations of criminal acts. all these inhibiting factors are interrelated, it is not surprising that corruption eradication in Indonesia is very weak.

Instrumental barriers are the most common barriers. Because this obstacle stems from the lack of supporting instruments in the form of laws and regulations that make handling banking crimes not running as it should. Included in this group, among others, there are still overlapping laws and regulations that lead to corrupt actions in the form of inflating funds in government agencies, the absence of asingle identification number” or an identification that applies to all community needs (SIM, taxes, banks, etc.) that can reduce the potential for abuse by every member of society, the weakness of law enforcement in handling corruption, and the difficulty of proving corruption.