Firli Bahuri: Starting From Today, There Will Be No More Entrepreneurs Giving Bribes To State Administrators

Ketua Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) Firli Bahuri (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri asked no more businessmen to give bribes to state officials. This was conveyed during the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the anti-corruption commission and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin).

"I want to start today that there will be no more businessmen who give bribes to state officials and starting today, no state administrators will accept bribes from businessmen," said Firli in his remarks, Thursday, November 25.

This warning, he continued, was given so that domestic economic activities could run smoothly, efficiently, and prevent high costs. Thus, it is important that the practice of rasuah must be eliminated.

"Bribery must be eliminated, gratification must be eliminated, extortion and fraud for the sake of interest must be eliminated," said the former Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK.

Therefore, Firli hopes that the cooperation between the KPK and Kadin will prevent entrepreneurs from being trapped by various modes of corruption.

Moreover, the practice of rasuah usually occurs because of negligence by entrepreneurs who are then used by officials. "Between Kadin and the KPK, including other state officials, they have the same and noble duties," said Firli.

Not only that, the KPK also asked Kadin to strengthen its staff to stay away from corruption gaps in the procurement of projects that use the state budget.

"I want to start today that there will be no more businessmen who give bribes to state officials, and starting today no more state administrators will accept bribes from businessmen," he said.

Meanwhile, Kadin Chairman Arsjad Rasjid believes this agreement will reduce corruption cases that ensnare businessmen. The reason is that this cooperation is considered to strengthen the integrity that business actors already have.

"So if it is said that there is actually value, it's just a matter of how we remind friends that these are the ways to do business well, how to do business with responsibility, doing business is called good governance," said Arsjad.

He also asked entrepreneurs to be able to distinguish how to lobby fellow business actors with officials. "What must always be remembered is that how we are always reminded that there is a government in this business," he concluded.