Minister Of Home Affairs Asks Local Government To Minimize Corruption

YOGYAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian asked all regional heads to be able to reduce the potential for corruption to a minimum.

"I'm just reminding that we must keep corruption to a minimum and this is important to change our nation," he said during a Corruption Prevention Work Meeting attended by Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X from the Kepatihan, Yogyakarta, reported by Antara, Monday, 24 January.

By suppressing corruption, according to him, state revenue and local revenue can increase.

"If our government is clean, it will definitely increase state revenue and local revenue," said Tito.

Tito said the corruption cases revealed by the arrest of more and more regional heads will have an impact on the government system.

Moreover, corruption incidents can affect public trust in the government, both at the center and in the regions, he said.

"Problems such as welfare problems can certainly be overcome and contribute to efforts to prevent corruption," he explained.

In addition to Sri Sultan and the Deputy Governor of DIY KGPAA Paku Alam X who took part in the online meeting, there were also those who attended online, Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri and Head of the Government Goods/Services Procurement Policy Institute (LKPP), Abdullah Azwar Anas.

DIY Regional Secretary Kadarmanta Baskara Aji said at this meeting, both the Minister of Home Affairs, the KPK and LKPP provided explanations regarding efforts to prevent corruption.

In principle, he said, there are several things that the Ministry of Home Affairs and the KPK will focus on for areas that are prone to corruption.

"The first and the most vulnerable are related to the procurement of goods and services," he said.

Aji said that in order not to raise the potential for corruption, the procurement of goods and services must prioritize electronic means so that there is no need for too many face-to-face meetings between providers of goods/services and the government or officials.

Aji added that another corruption-prone thing is related to the sale/purchase of positions.

According to Aji, in this case all parties must have the same integrity, both those who will serve and those who determine the position.

The process, he said, must be carried out in a transparent manner.

"For this reason, we in the regions are asked to carry out various policies related to the system. If the system is improved, it is hoped that it will reduce the opportunity and possibility of corruption," he said.