KPK to Take a Leaf Out of Malaysia's Antigraft Center

Jakarta Globe | February 26, 2011

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Malaysia appears to be doing something right in terms of battling corruption because Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is adapting one of its ideas.

The Corruption Eradication Commission plans to set up an
anti-corruption learning center modelled after the Malaysian
Anti-Corruption Academy. (Antara Photo/File)

Firman Yudiansyah, the head of KPK's training and education, said in Kuala Lumpur that the Indonesian antigraft agency would establish an anti-corruption learning center modelled after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy, according to Malaysian state news agency Bernama.

“Based on facts we gathered, we believe the MACC has professional experience in dealing with the problem of corruption and KPK would like to emulate this and take it back to Indonesia,” he was quoted as saying.

Firman also told Bernama they had visited other countries such as South Korea, Austria and Hong Kong, but “while some of the countries we visited were very good in the prevention of corruption, MACC is more experienced not only in prevention, but also combating corruption.”

MACA’s stated objective is to enhance the competency and professionalism of MACC officers by equipping them with knowledge in fields such as investigation, prosecution, intelligence and corruption prevention.

The new center in Indonesia is expected to be completed in May.

“MACC and KPK also have things in common as both carry out activities in intelligence and investigation, and educating the public on the plague of corruption. These similarities are very beneficial to KPK,” he was quoted as saying.

He also said KPK would like to emulate MACC’s investigation model in that “MACC has its own investigation team while KPK has to depend on other agencies like the police department to carry out investigations.”