Our special contribution According to Indonesian media reports on the 28th day of last month, Ma Fu, President of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, said at a legal seminar that those corrupt officials might not be very afraid of legal punishment. These people should be locked up in a "special zoo" to be humiliated. In this serious proposal, Ma Fu said that corrupt officials should be locked up in cages like animals in the zoo. In front of the cage, there should be a description of their crimes and photos of the victims. Students could be arranged to visit during each semester or holidays. "(Visiting corrupt officials locked in cages) is more meaningful than inviting students to see animals during holidays," Ma Fu said at the legal seminar, "they (corrupt officials) are essentially the same as animals. Those who are corrupt all have beastly hearts." Ma Fu also emphasized the seriousness of this proposal, "It sounds like a joke, but it really should be considered. Currently, there is nothing wrong with the anti-corruption laws we have formulated, but the actual implementation effect is very poor." Ma Fu said that building such a special zoo for corrupt officials can make them feel ashamed and effectively reduce corruption. Ma Fu pointed out that now none of Indonesia's methods to punish corruption are effective, because the sanctions against corrupt officials are too light, and corrupt officials have no sense of shame about corruption. Sometimes, corrupt officials may even receive special courtesies. ■ Related News Indonesia is internationally "well-known" for corruption. A recent Gallup survey shows that most Indonesians believe that under the leadership of current President Susilo, corruption is more severe than before. This survey also shows that 91% of Indonesians believe that corruption exists in all government departments; 86% of respondents think that corruption exists in commercial sectors. Corruption in Indonesia is also quite "well-known" internationally. In Transparency International's 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index ranking, Indonesia ranked 110th among 178 countries; in 2010, Indonesia was rated as the most corrupt country among the 16 major investment destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. In September 2007, the World Bank in New York published a list of the top 9 "corrupt embezzlers". The former Indonesian President Suharto topped the list with an amount of stolen money ranging from 15 billion to 35 billion US dollars, almost three times the amount of the second place. Additionally, at the top of the long list of fugitive corrupt officials of the Indonesian government is the former vice president of Surya Bank, Bambang. He misappropriated up to 1.5 trillion Indonesian rupiah of central bank emergency funds. In November 2002, the Indonesian government sentenced him to life imprisonment in absentia. Share to: Comments welcome I want to comment Weibo recommendation | Today's Weibo hotspot