New KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika Leads Meeting At The International Law Enforcement Forum

Spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Tessa Mahardika Sugiarto. SPECIAL PHOTO

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Tessa Mahardika Sugiarto was appointed co-chair in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) activity. This activity is a routine meeting of the Global Law Enforcement Network (GLEN) Meeting held in Paris, France.

"The appointment represents a non-member country from The OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB)," said KPK Spokesperson Team Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Friday, June 14.

Meanwhile, the co-chair appointed from member countries is Patrick Killeen who is the Chief of the FBI International Corruption Unit.

"In this forum, co-chair is tasked with providing input to GLEN's annual meeting organizers regarding the themes needed by meeting participants from law enforcement in various countries, as well as moderating the meeting," explained Budi.

"This appointment is considering that in recent years, the KPK has played an active role in the meeting as non-member participants," he continued.

The activities carried out on June 11 have various subthems. One of them is the Detection, Investigation, and Prosecution of Transnational Bribes carried out through Professional Intermediaries.

Meanwhile, Tessa in her closing remarks at the event said Indonesia had been an OECD partner for 17 years. He hopes that in the future there will be many collaborations that can be done, especially now that he is co-chair.

"This year, OECD marks a significant milestone by opening up accession talks with Indonesia, which I believe will benefit my organizations and countries," he said at the international forum.

"My position as GLEN's Co-Chair representing the KPK underscores our dedication to enhancing collaboration with OECD in general and particularly in the anti-corruption field," continued the spokesman with the investigator's background.

For information, OECD is an economic cooperation organization consisting of developed countries such as the United States, Germany, Japan, and South Korea. Indonesia is currently in the process of being successful to enter into it.

OECD then initiated a Global Law Enforcement Network Against Transnational Bribes or GLEN in 2015 to strengthen global law enforcement actions against cross-border corruption crimes.