President Jokowi Will Be Present At The Commemoration Of World Anti-Corruption Day At The KPK

President Jokowi/PHOTO via BPMI Setpres

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to visit the Red and White building of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday, December 9. Jokowi will open the commemoration of World Anti-Corruption Day (Hakordia) 2021.

"President Joko Widodo will open the event directly", said Spokesperson for the KPK for Prevention, Ipi Maryati, to reporters, Wednesday, December 8.

Not only that but Vice President Ma'ruf Amin is also scheduled to attend to close the event. Just like Jokowi, the former Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), Rais Aam will attend in person.

There are also annual routine activities that will be carried out in a hybrid or offline and online manner. Ipi said that invitees who attended in person would have to implement strict health protocols because the COVID-19 pandemic was still happening.

"A series of activities will also be broadcast live and the public can follow them through the KPK's YouTube account", she said.

For information, at the 2019 Hakordia commemoration, Jokowi was absent and was replaced by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin to open this activity.

At that time, Jokowi preferred to attend the anti-corruption day commemoration at a high school in Jakarta where the program was filled with drama performances with ministers in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet as actors.

Meanwhile, at Hakordia 2020, President Jokowi only delivered remarks online. This is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Previously, this year's Hakordia commemoration carried the theme One Unified Build an Anti-Corruption Culture. In practice, the event will not only be held in Jakarta but also in Kendari, Banjarmasin, Pekanbaru, and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).