World Children's Day, KPK Chair Firli: Corruption Is An Insult, Disgrace And Disgrace

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri said that anti-corruption values are important to be instilled in children from an early age. This was conveyed by Fili in commemoration of World Children's Day.

"It is mandatory for children to always cultivate anti-corruption values in themselves so that they can see further that corruption is a humiliating, disgraceful, and despicable thing, not culture let alone the culture of the nation's ancestral heritage," Firli said in a statement in Jakarta, quoted by Antara. , Saturday, November 20.

Firli said the estuary of corruption in this country is due to the loss of anti-corruption values, namely honesty, integrity, caring, independence, discipline, responsibility, hard work, simplicity, courage, and fairness from within so that anyone who loses values will be exposed to the virus of corruption.

"We should sow anti-corruption values into the hearts and minds of Indonesian children as early as possible to cultivate an anti-corruption culture within them so that the country has the next generation of people who have strong character, integrity, intelligence, honest, fair, simple, moral behavior. , and good ethics," he said.

Only by instilling anti-corruption values, he said, this nation's generation can be freed from the bad influence of corruption and corrupt behavior that has been entrenched in this republic.

The KPK views that education is very important, becomes the lifeblood, and a vital element in efforts to build the character and integrity of the nation's children so that the spirit of anti-corruption always resides and ignites in the body and soul of Indonesian children.

"On that basis, the KPK has included education as one of its "national interests" in its 2019-2024 Strategic Plan and the 2022-2045 KPK "Road Map," Firli said.

The KPK places education as the main part in the trident of eradicating corruption which is the "core business" of the KPK.

He explained that by using formal and non-formal education networks ranging from kindergarten to university, the KPK has incorporated elements and values of anti-corruption education to the nation's next generation from an early age, teenagers to adults to shape and maintain the character and integrity of every child of the nation so that unaffected by corrupt behavior.

In addition, said Firli, the family has an important role in the process of forming children's identities to form anti-corruption clusters.

"Starting from a family, the anti-corruption spirit which always implies the values of honesty, simplicity, morals, and ethics, we breathe into the heart of every individual, especially children to form an anti-corruption family character," he said.

According to him, the family as part of the basis of society is the core target of the socio-cultural change movement of the Indonesian people so that they no longer see corruption as a culture, let alone become a habit in every order of life in this republic.

The KPK views that anti-corruption families can influence individuals, other families, and have a central role in building an anti-corruption culture in society.

"Again, we remind you, arresting corruptors is the task of the KPK and other law enforcement officials, but preventing corruption as early as possible by instilling anti-corruption education to protect the future of the nation's next generation of children from the influence of corruption and corrupt behavior is the noble obligation of the entire nation and the people of Indonesia. ' said Fili.