The KPK Together Meeting, Minister Of Home Affairs Tito Emphasizes The Importance Of The Anti-Corruption Movement From An Early Age

Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian. (doc. Ministry of Home Affairs)

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian emphasized the importance of anti-corruption education from an early age. According to him, this is one of the main keys to achieving the success of eradicating corruption.

"We hope that this anti-corruption movement will really take place from an early age and we are sure that this will be very influential, will keep up with the efforts to take action, maybe even prosecution does not need to happen," Tito said in his statement, Tuesday, February 6, quoted by Antara.

Tito conveyed this in the "National Coordination Meeting for the Implementation of Anti-Corruption Education within the Regional Government" which was held by the Ministry of Home Affairs together with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the Sasana Bhakti Praja Building, Ministry of Home Affairs, Jakarta, Tuesday 6 February

Tito also emphasized that educational institutions have an important role in shaping anti-corruption characters in children. Therefore, he said, students must be instilled in an understanding of the negative impact of corruption.

"Our advice to our friends at school, if we want to educate our children to understand the anti-corruption movement, that corruption is something taboo, something bad and negative; then it must be instilled in them, violating it is negative," said Tito.

He added that his party would support the KPK's activity program, especially regarding anti-corruption education for early childhood and adolescents. Tito also said that the support was carried out because his party was the general coach of the local government (Pemda).

The matters of fostering Early Childhood Education (PAUD), Kindergarten (TK), Elementary School (SD), and Junior High School (SMP), he continued, are the authority of the district government and city government; while High School High School (SMA) and Vocational High School (SMK) are the authority of the provincial government.

"We are ready to support the KPK so that all local governments (as many as) 552, (consisting of) 38 provinces, 98 cities, and 416 districts, we will carry out joint movements to support, including in the field of education," said Tito.

In the event which was held in a hybrid manner, a National Anti-Corruption Education Strategic Document was also handed over; Anti-Corruption Education Implementation Guideline Book, Basic, and Secondary Education; and PAK Learning Module to all regional heads.

The event was attended by a number of middle high leadership officials within the Ministry of Home Affairs, school principals throughout DKI Jakarta, and regional heads throughout Indonesia online.