Clean-up with Prabowo, Students Join the Movement to Eradicate Corruption
Jakarta – The government of President Prabowo Subianto is increasingly emphasizing its commitment to creating clean and transparent governance. Through the budget efficiency policy, the government not only wants to save state spending, but also close the gap for corrupt practices that have been detrimental to the community.
Academic from the Muhammadiyah University (Unismuh) Makassar, Ridwan Fawallang, emphasized that this efficiency policy will not cut vital sectors such as employee spending, public services, and social assistance in the fields of health, education, social protection, and subsidies.
“All public services continue to run as usual, without any disruptions that are detrimental to the people. The efficiency carried out is not only about saving, but also as a step to minimize the potential for budget misuse. A tighter and more controlled budget will reduce the space for corrupt practices,” explained Ridwan.
He also appealed to the public not to be provoked by misleading information related to this policy.
“This policy is not about cutting people’s rights, but rather an effort to ensure that state funds are used as well as possible,” he stressed.
A similar sentiment was also expressed by an academic from the Faculty of Law, Muslim University of Indonesia (UMI), Dr. Mohammad Arief, who assessed that anti-corruption education must be strengthened in universities.
“Students need to be equipped with a deep understanding of honesty, responsibility, and justice through a curriculum that is integrated with anti-corruption values. In addition, collaboration between students, the government, and community institutions or anti-corruption activists must continue to be strengthened,” he said.
Meanwhile, students have also begun to take a more active role in efforts to eradicate corruption. The Coordinator of the Working Body of the Anti-Corruption Community Committee (KMAK) of South and West Sulawesi, Djusman AR, assessed that students have a strategic position in overseeing public policies and preventing misuse of state funds.
“As important as organizing on campus, students must also understand dialectics, aesthetics, and ethics in the perspective of contemporary anti-corruption. With a creative and moral approach, they can not only influence public policy, but also form a sustainable anti-corruption culture,” he said.
Djusman emphasized that students can be the main drivers in instilling collective awareness of the importance of transparency and integrity in state governance.
With increasingly strict supervision of the state budget and increasing student involvement in the anti-corruption movement, it is hoped that Indonesia can enter a new era that is cleaner and more transparent. The Prabowo government not only encourages policies, but also opens up space for the younger generation to participate in real change for a better Indonesia.
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