KPK Chair Supports Anti-Corruption Culture Development In Villages

Firli Bahuri/Photo: Antara

MAKASSAR - KPK Chair Firli Bahuri supports the development of an anti-corruption culture from Pakatto Village, Bontomarannu District, Gowa Regency which was marked by the opening of the "kick off" Technical Guidance for the Establishment of Anti-Corruption Villages 2022 for 10 pilot villages in Indonesia. 2022 which will be held in Pakatto Village, Bontomarannu District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi Province," said Firli in Gowa Regency, Tuesday, June 7. These 10 pilot villages from 10 provinces in Indonesia will transmit their knowledge and experience to other villages. The aim of the Anti-Corruption Village Program is to disseminate information about the importance of building integrity and anti-corruption values to the government and village communities. This includes improving village governance with integrity, and give understanding n and increasing the participation of rural communities in preventing and eradicating corruption. Firli in his speech hoped that the "kick off" of this anti-corruption village would be an inspiration for other villages to make their villages clean from corrupt practices." born from the village community level and continues to spread to higher levels of government," he said as quoted by Antara. In 2022, Pakatto Village, located in the Gowa region, South Sulawesi, became one of the 10 candidates for an anti-corruption village pilot set by the KPK.

The other nine villages are: Kamang Hilla Village, Agam District, West Sumatra; Hanura Village, Pesawaran Regency, Lampung; Mungguk Village, Sekadau Regency, West Kalimantan; Cibiru Wetan Village, Bandung Regency, West Java; Banyubiru Village, Semarang Regency, Central Java; Sukojati Village, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java; Kutuh Village, Badung Regency, Bali; Beetle Village, District. East Lombok - NTB; and Batusoko Barat Village, Ende Regency, NTT. The selection of the 10 villages has been started since early February 2022 with four stages. First, the observation stage. The KPK team observed 23 villages in 10 targeted provinces to assess their readiness to become pilot anti-corruption villages. Then 10 selected villages in 10 provinces were obtained. The second stage was the implementation of the "kick off" which began this Tuesday and continued with technical guidance from 8 - 21 June 2022 to all elements of society by providing knowledge and understanding regarding the efforts and steps taken. carried out in order to fulfill the anti-corruption village components and indicators. In the third stage, an assessment was carried out by the KPK, the Ministry of Villages PDTT, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, consultants and several observers. And the fourth stage, the inauguration of the selected Anti-Corruption Village which will be held in November 2022. On this occasion also present the Minister of Villages of PDDT A Halim Iskandar, South Sulawesi Governor Andi Sudirman along with nine other governors, including East Java Governor Hj Khofifah Indar Parawansa and Central Java Governor Ginanjar Kartasasmita In addition, KPK Deputy for Education and Community Participation Wawan Wardiana, Inspector General of the Ministry of Finance Awan Nurmawan, Director General of Village Government Development at the Ministry of Home Affairs Yusharto Huntoyungo, and Gowa Regent Adnan Purichta were also present.