KPK Signs Memorandum of Understanding Over Natural Resources

Jakarta Globe, Mar 19, 2015

The KPK signed a Memorandum of Understanding with several government
bodies to increase oversight of the Indonesia's natural resources. (Antara Photo)

Jakarta. The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with related government ministries and institutions to boost corruption eradication in Indonesia’s natural resource sector.

“Signing this MoU is like a way for the KPK to look into each ministry and to help solve any natural resources-related problems they might have within them,” acting KPK chairman, Taufiqurrachman Ruki, told news portal detik.com.

KPK deputy chairman Johan Budi said new regulations would likely result from the MoU. He was unable to give a time frame or provide further detail.

“In this 2015 MoU we included the marine and plantation sectors,” he said. “Those two sectors were not included in 2014’s MoU. The ministries will make an action plan after the signing and we will monitor it.”

The purpose of the document is to beef up anti-corruption oversight of the country’s natural resources, from hydrocarbons to marine stocks.

“The MoU has to be realized,” President Joko Widodo said. “We should work together on eradicating corruption in the sector — it could lead to eradicating corruption for good.”