Jakarta, July 19 -- Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said Indonesia's fight against corruption will not succeed unless it is accompanied by efforts to strengthen ethical and moral awareness in society.

According to him, Indonesia already has adequate legal instruments, including laws, law enforcement agencies and specialized institutions such as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and corruption crime courts. However, corruption continues to persist.

"I believe the problem is not the absence of legal norms or law enforcement institutions. What is lacking is ethical and moral awareness," Mahendra said here on Sunday.

He said his decades of experience overseeing lega...