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Timor Leste AGO seeks cooperation with KPK
The Timor Leste Attorney Generalâs Office (AGO) plans to strengthen relations with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in the future
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he Timor Leste Attorney General's Office (AGO) plans tostrengthen relations with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in thefuture.
Timor Leste Attorney General José da Costa Ximenes said on Tuesday the move was necessary to help the country combat corruption.
'Since Timor Leste became independent, we have good political relations [with Indonesia], but in terms of law, we haven't,' he said at a press conference during a visit to the KPK headquarters in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
The visit was aimed at testing the waters before strengthening relations with the KPK, according to Ximenes. 'We will invite the KPK to Timor Leste for it to become familiar with our legal system. We will also share information as well as [information] on human resources,' he said.
Ximenes added that the AGO had taken measures to combat corruption in the country, including by focusing its human resources on graft cases involving public institutions.
