Not Wanting To Go To Jail, Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo Asks The KPK To Carry Out Surveillance At The Ministry Of Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo and KPK Chair Firli Bahuri at the Anti-Corruption Briefing event at the KPK's Red and White Building. Source: KPK Public Relations

JAKARTA - Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to supervise the governance of his ministry. This request was made because he realized that the Ministry of Agriculture often makes strategic policies related to food in the country.

This was conveyed to the Chairman of the KPK when he was present at the Anti-Corruption Briefing or Executive Briefing at the KPK Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, October 7

"273 million people are our responsibility. We handle the people's food. We handle the biggest job opportunities. We handle people's health problems. We can't make wrong predictions. We can't miscalculate, we can't pretend," Syahrul said in a statement. the meeting quoted Friday, October 8th.

For this reason, he hopes that the KPK will continue to monitor and provide assistance to the ministries he leads. Moreover, he does not want to go to prison for committing corrupt practices.

One aspect that Syahrul asked the KPK to oversee was the governance of his ministry. According to him, managing the agricultural sector is complex with a very large ecosystem, so supervision is very necessary.

"Governance is on the agenda that we ask for help. Please check us, check the SOP. I am ready, because I don't want to go to prison," said Syahrul. integrity when carrying out their duties. This must be done in order to prevent the occurrence of corrupt practices.

"Because it is integrity that can prevent, reduce and discourage corruption," said Firli.

The KPK, said Firli, needs to keep reminding state officials about integrity issues to carry out their duties. "Building integrity is one of the efforts to prevent corruption by providing anti-corruption understanding to state officials," he concluded.