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Bureaucratic reform key to graft eradication
The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has said that selecting professional candidates for the Cabinet of president-elect Joko âJokowiâ Widodo could be the key to eradicating corruption
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he Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has said that selecting professional candidates for the Cabinet of president-elect Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo could be the key to eradicating corruption.
ICW coordinator Ade Irawan said that the selection of professional candidates for ministerial positions was one of 20 points in an agenda proposal for Jokowi that has been drawn up by the anti-graft watchdog.
'The future Cabinet must consist of people who are capable, not well-connected,' he said during a press conference in Jakarta.
Another ICW activist, Abdullah Dahlan, said that, in order to prevent future conflicts of interest, it was important for the new president not to give seats in his Cabinet to people with political connections.
He added that the current Cabinet of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was a cautionary tale for Jokowi, as it was full of people who were given positions for their ties to political parties.
The result has been the involvement of sitting Cabinet members in a number of corruption cases, he said.
Another ICW activist, Febri Hendri, said that it would be better for Jokowi to pick young candidates for ministerial positions, so that the Cabinet could work faster and better to support the new president's efforts.
'This would also accelerate the regeneration of bureaucrats in ministries and agencies,' he said.
