KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri: It's Difficult To Make Indonesia Develop If Corruption Still Exists

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri (Photo: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The head of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri, opened the agenda for the 2021 Integrity Assessment Survey Results "Measuring the Level of Corruption in Indonesia", Thursday, December 23. Firli said, Indonesia is intelligent, prosperous and advanced, a proud Indonesia, it will be difficult to realize if corruption still exists. "We want to remind the state's goals as we agreed that it is difficult for us to realize it, if corruption still entangles us all," said Firli in his remarks which were monitored virtually, Thursday, December 23. Furthermore, Firli said, in the strategic plan, the KPK formulates a common vision of reducing corruption in order to realize an advanced Indonesia. At least, he said, there are four ideas that must be realized. First, the KPK wants to prevent corruption through public education. The output to be achieved is to increase the integrity of state administrators and to increase the integrity of all the nation's children. "Secondly, we also make prevention efforts by improving the system. With a good system, there will be no chance of corruption," he said. Third, of course the KPK also takes action to eradicate corruption. So that people do not want and are afraid to do corruption. "We have really experienced a long journey from our nation's struggle to realize the country's goals. But we never give up hope that one day Indonesia will realize its goals, and Indonesia is free from corruption," said Firli. Firli explained that the amendment to the 1945 Constitution led Indonesia from being closed to openness. In the era of democracy, he said, of course the spirit is openness and transparency. "With transparency, everything becomes bright. Like a house, we open the windows and doors for light so that there is no place for corruptors in Indonesia because everything is open," he explained. Therefore, continued Firli, the KPK has a dream for Indonesia to be free from corruption. "Various efforts have been made by the Corruption Eradication Commission together with the ministry's institutions. We call it public education, the output is not wanting to do corruption," he said. Firli added that the integrity assessment survey was conducted in 98 ministries, institutions, 34 provinces, 508 districts and cities. With 255,010 respondents consisting of 154,439 internal respondents, 62,924 external respondents, 7,647 expert respondents. "I think this is the biggest survey we've done," he said.