A recent demonstration in Jakarta, Indonesia (Photo: Reuters)Jakarta (VNA) – Most participants in a recentstudy conducted by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) showed their supporttoward the revocation of the revision of the Corruption Eradication Commission(KPK) Law, which is said to contain articles that would weaken the antigraftbody.
Released on October 6 based on interviews conducted onOctober 4 and 5 with 1,010 respondents from across the country, the LSI surveyshowed that 76.3 percent of residents agreed that President Joko Widodo mustissue a government in lieu of law (Perppu) to revoke the revision, which hasprovoked large scale demonstrations in the country over the past two weeks.
A total of 70.9 percent of respondents believed it wouldweaken the operation of the KPK – Indonesia’s most forceful and popular publicbody established in 2002 – and only 18 percent was confident of the oppositeidea.
On September 26, Widodo said he would consider issuing the Perppuin respond to the matter.
Previously, on September 24 and 25, thousands of students,workers and activists took to the streets in Jakarta and other cities toprotest against several new laws, including the revised law on KPK and a draftcriminal code.
The event caused at least two deaths and injured more than300 people, including 39 police officers./.
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