“We have learned how the KPK has worked so hard to combat corruption here. We want to take a closer look at how the commission works here,” said Afghanistan Justice Minister Abdul Baseer Haidari.

Haidari was among 16 officials, including presidential adviser Sardar Mohammad Roshan, Deputy Attorney General Wahidullah Argon and Afghanistan Ambassador to Indonesia Roya Rahmani, who visited the antigraft agency. 

Haidari said his side decided to learn about corruption eradication from Indonesia after it heard reports from the UN that praised anticorruption activity in Indonesia and considered them “quite successful”.

The minister further said he was impressed with how the KPK had worked to combat corruption in the country with the largest Muslim population in the world.

Established in 2002 as an ad hoc body, the KPK has prosecuted a number of high-ranking officials in the government. Among those prosecuted include two former Constitutional Court justices and a number of lawmakers, turning the institution into one of most respected in Indonesia.

When asked whether Afghanistan would form an independent body similar to the KPK, Bashari said, “We have several antigraft institutions back home. We just want to learn about [antigraft efforts] in Indonesia.”

Haidari said President Mohammad Asraf Ghani wanted Afghanistan to have a clean government. “The president has vowed to deal with rampant corruption in Afghanistan.”

KPK deputy chairman La Ode Muhammad Syarif said his side was ready to share its experiences with Afghanistan. (ebf)

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