Iran and Indonesia Call for Mutual Cooperation in Fight against Corruption

Jakarta, Indonesia | December 29, 2007 by D-8 Secretariat

Iran’s General Inspection Organization and Indonesian Commission in Fight against Corruption agreed on mutual cooperation in uprooting corruption in their societies.

The agreement reached in a meeting between head of Iran’s General Inspection Organization Mohammad Niazi and the head of Indonesian Commission in Fight against Corruption (KPK) in Jakarta, Iran’s embassy in Jakarta reported Monday, quoted the Iranian News Agency of IRNA.

The Indonesian official Taufik al-Rahman Rouki explained the commission’s duties and responsibilities since 2003, the year it was established.

He said, “The commission recommends the government on improving budget structure and expenditure, raising employees and managers’ salaries and educating public about financial corruption and bribery with the help of religious ulema.” Niazi, for his part, said, “There are appropriate ground for cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of fight against corruption.”

He evaluated the political intention of governments to fight against corruption ‘important’ and appreciated Indonesian government for holding annual Conference of International Society of Anti-Corruption Organizations in Bali.

The Iranian official also met with Indonesian Prosecutor General Hend Armen Sopanchi and discussed judiciary and legal issues with him.

Heads of Islamic countries judiciary bodies will gather in Tehran on December 4, 2007 to have a meeting in which Indonesian justice minister as well as head of supreme court and the general prosecutor will be present.

D-8 Organization is very keen to support all efforts of its member states to fight corruption, and to help creating a conducive business environment and boost intra-trade relation among the member. The secretariat right now is preparing a Roadmap for Dynamic Cooperation 2008-2018, with a supplement of “Monitoring and Evaluation of Doing Business in D-8 Countries” to serve the purpose of monitoring and evaluation of bureaucratic service to trade, business, investment and industries.

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