FAJAR.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Forensic psychology expert Reza Indragiri Amriel stated that the apology of 78 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees regarding illegal levies gave the impression of a theatrical performance.
According to him, the apology looked more like a dramatic act than a form of substantial repentance.
“This seems theatrical rather than substantial repentance,” said Reza in his statement in Jakarta, Thursday, quoted from ANTARA.
Reza explained that the perpetrator’s lack of facial appearance and identification when apologizing showed that this action was more related to feelings of shame than feelings of guilt.
This indicates that each person was moved to apologize more because of feelings of shame, not feelings of guilt.
Reza doubted that the practice of extortion by 78 KPK employees at the KPK State Detention Center (Rutan) was not the first time.
“It should be strongly suspected, more than once,” he said.
According to him, the 78 KPK employees who committed extortion were categorized as recidivists.
Their recidivism, said Reza, was not calculated based on re-entry (repeated entry into prison) or re-punishment (re-sentence), but based on the calculation that the KPK staff had repeated their extortion crimes.
“Even if this is the first time their actions have been revealed, they will then be processed ethically,” he said.
With this recidivist status, according to Reza, the ethical sanction of apologizing is not enough to atone for their mistakes, especially since the apology was not based on personal initiative, but there are allegations that the institution forced them.
