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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:45
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MOST INDONESIANS PERMISSIVE TOWARD CORRUPTION : KPK CHIEF
Jakarta, Nov 19 (ANTARA) - Most Indonesians are quite permisive about corruption, and tend to consider paying bribes to gain access to public services something normal, Corruption Eradication Commmission (KPK) Chief Antasari Azhar said.
Azhar made the statement when citing the findings of a Public Service Integrity Survey conducted in 2007 by KPK at the opening of a training course titled "Business Without Bribery" at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Ciputat, south Jakarta, on Wednesday.
He said the survey, done at 30 institutions in the Jakarta- Bogor-Depok-Tangerang-Bekasi (Jabodetabek) region, showed 45 percent of people who used public services considered bribery something normal.
This indicated that many Indonesians had a permissive attitude toward certain kinds of behavior that could be classified as corruption.
But Azhar did not give more detailed data nor did he identify the public institutions that had served as the survey's samples.
The KPK chairman also said it appeared that many Indonesains committed corruption as a shortcut to what they considered to be a successful life.
"We should also be aware of the emergence of the so-called instant generation," he said.
Examples of the instant generation were university students who aspired to become company directors with perks such as a house and car in a short time without working hard.
Earlier, Azhar had said to eradicate corruption completely in Indonesia, the KPK would cooperate with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The two bodies' intention to cooperate was formalized in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Azhar and FBI Deputy Director John Pistole here on Tuesday.
The KPK chairman said the two institutions had agreed to cooperate in such matters as exchange of information, implementation of corruption eradication programs, training courses, exchange of intelligence and investigation experts, and technical guidance.
He said the essence of the KPK-FBI cooperation was to develop the KPK's human resources' competence and quality.
"FBI will serve as a model for KPK's development," Antasari said, adding that the cooperation was part of a learning process for KPK about FBI's organization and working system.
Azhar made the statement when citing the findings of a Public Service Integrity Survey conducted in 2007 by KPK at the opening of a training course titled "Business Without Bribery" at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Ciputat, south Jakarta, on Wednesday.
He said the survey, done at 30 institutions in the Jakarta- Bogor-Depok-Tangerang-Bekasi (Jabodetabek) region, showed 45 percent of people who used public services considered bribery something normal.
This indicated that many Indonesians had a permissive attitude toward certain kinds of behavior that could be classified as corruption.
But Azhar did not give more detailed data nor did he identify the public institutions that had served as the survey's samples.
The KPK chairman also said it appeared that many Indonesains committed corruption as a shortcut to what they considered to be a successful life.
"We should also be aware of the emergence of the so-called instant generation," he said.
Examples of the instant generation were university students who aspired to become company directors with perks such as a house and car in a short time without working hard.
Earlier, Azhar had said to eradicate corruption completely in Indonesia, the KPK would cooperate with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The two bodies' intention to cooperate was formalized in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Azhar and FBI Deputy Director John Pistole here on Tuesday.
The KPK chairman said the two institutions had agreed to cooperate in such matters as exchange of information, implementation of corruption eradication programs, training courses, exchange of intelligence and investigation experts, and technical guidance.
He said the essence of the KPK-FBI cooperation was to develop the KPK's human resources' competence and quality.
"FBI will serve as a model for KPK's development," Antasari said, adding that the cooperation was part of a learning process for KPK about FBI's organization and working system.
