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Change the word corruptor to thief: Muhammadiyah

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Sat, June 18, 2016

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Change the word corruptor to thief: Muhammadiyah Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission Agus Rahardjo speaks in the 2016 Anticorruption Convention event held in Muhammadiyah headquarters in Jakarta on June. 17. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)

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change of terminology might be crucial in the country's effort to eradicate corruption, the chairman of an Islamic mass organization said on Friday proposing to change the nomenclature of “corruptor” to “thief”.

The use of the word “thief” is easier to comprehend by all elements of society, said Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, the chairman of Pemuda Muhammadiyah, the youth wing of Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah.

"We want to push the change of nomenclature to the easier to understand word which is 'thief'," he said in his speech at the opening of 2016 Anticorruption Convention at Muhammadiyah's headquarters in Jakarta on Friday as quoted by kompas.com.

The use of the word “corruptor” sounded too elitist for some people, he added. Thus, people would understand better the meaning and the impact caused by corruptors if the government used the word “thief” instead.

The cultural approach must also be involved in the fight against corruption, Dahnil said backing his suggestion.

Muhammdiyah chairman Haedar Nashir, Corruption Eradication Commission chairman Agus Rahardjo and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli also attended the event on Friday. (rin)

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