Civil society organizations fear that it reflects an ongoing politicization and weakening of Indonesia’s anti-corruption institutions. According to Danang Widoyoko, the secretary-general of Transparency International Indonesia, anti-corruption in the country has become less about preventing corruption than demonstrating the state’s ability to confiscate assets. He argued that the Makarim case demonstrates how Indonesia’s anti-corruption legislation behaves as “asal karet” (rubber laws) capable of stretching to fit almost any circumstance. When the attorney general’s office took over the investigation into Adriansyah, its former anti-corruption prosecutor, it fueled public speculation of a cover-up. In effect, Prabowo’s anti-corruption promises are continuing trends that began under Jokowi.