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Anticorruption campaign gets a boost
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Activists demonstrate in front of Malang Prosecutor's Office in East Java on Aug. 28 demanding law enforcers seriously investigate corruption cases in the region. (Antara/ Ari Bowo Sucipto)
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ith financial assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the government launched on Thursday a program that aimed to strengthen the nation’s anticorruption efforts.
Called CEGAH, or “prevent”, the US$20.8 million program involves 16 government agencies, including the Law and Human Rights Ministry, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and NGOs such as Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW).
Bambang Rantam Sariwanto, the ministry’s secretary-general, said in the first year, the program would focus on preventing corruption in Banten, East Java, North Maluku and North Sumatra—where corruption is the most rampant according to the KPK.
“Effective corruption prevention needs support from society and the media, which will push for the accountability of institutions,” Bambang said.
CEGAH is expected to complement the country’s ongoing effort to prevent corruption by strengthening community accountability. In the program, all relevant stakeholders will have a role in making the government more transparent and accountable.
“We know in Indonesia, like the US, that corruption breeds inequality, poverty and injustice. Through our work together, we hope to advance transparency, accountability, fairness and justice,” USAID mission director Erin McKee said. (wnd/bbn)
