KPK Discusses Audit Improvement In Corruption Eradication At ACWG G20

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Lili Pintaulis Siregar at the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) Meeting in Jakarta, Monday (28/3/2022). ANTARA/Public Relations KPK

JAKARTA - The KPK discussed improving audits to eradicate corruption at the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) Meeting.

"On this first day, the meeting will focus on discussing the issue of Increasing the Role of Audit in Combating Corruption, which we will push into High Level Principles (HLP) in efforts to eradicate global corruption," said KPK Deputy Chair Lili Pintauli Siregar, Monday, March 28.

With the opening of the first meeting, he said, it marked the start of discussions on efforts to eradicate corruption by G20 member countries.

Deputy for Information and Data at KPK Mochamad Hadiyana as Chair of ACWG explained further that audit is a central element in the accountability and integrity system so that audit institutions, accountants, and private auditors have a key role in preventing and eradicating corruption.

From the discussion, Hadiyana said, efforts will be made to encourage the empowerment of public and private sector audit bodies to fight corruption effectively; strengthening the role and capacity of public sector auditing bodies and internal auditors to identify, prevent and investigate corruption where necessary.

Next, discuss how to encourage the private audit profession to play an active role in identifying, preventing, and reporting corruption; development of a strong framework for following up and implementing audit findings related to corruption.

There are still discussions on strengthening cooperation between auditing bodies, internal audit, anti-corruption/law enforcement agencies, and other related institutions in eradicating corruption; and promoting the use of information and communication technology to enhance the role of audit, including transparency and accountability in managing public finances.

In co-chairing the G20 ACWG, Rolliansyah Soemirat as Director of ASEAN Political and Security Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this meeting would be attended by delegates from G20 participants and participating groups, namely B20, C20, T20, L20, and P20.

Rolliansyah detailed that the first day's meeting will take place in four sessions with panelists from the Indonesian Presidency who will be represented by the KPK, delegates from the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Australia.

Other panelists, namely the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Australia Accountability Lab, and representatives from the B20, C20, T20, L20, and P20 participation groups.

"We invite G20 members to play an active role in taking advantage of the momentum during the first 4 days of the ACWG meeting in the G20 Indonesian Presidency so that it can run effectively and produce agreements regarding efforts to eradicate corruption globally," said Lili.