REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDA ACEH -- An anti corruption activist from Aceh Province, Mahmuddin, has urged law enforcers to immediately address all corruption cases which reportedly involve public officials from the province.
"We urge all law enforcers, such as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the police and prosecutors to completely investigate the corruption cases that have been reported by the public," Mahmuddin said on Monday.
He made the statement to mark the Anti-Corruption Day, which was observed by the Aceh Anti-corruption Solidarity (SAKA) at the City Park in front of the Banda Aceh grand mosque.
Mahmuddin noted that the settlement of corruption cases in Aceh should be a necessity and a priority for law enforcers in the province.
According to him, various corruption cases had continued to be reported in the Aceh province, but law enforcers were yet to address these completely.
Meanwhile, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in Jakarta on Monday that corruption was a real threat to development.
"Corruption is still happening in Indonesia. It is a real threat to the development of this nation," Yudhoyono noted.
The President explained that awareness among people was the first positive step towards eradicating corruption. He also urged law enforcement personnel to prevent and eliminate corruption in an aggressive manner.
Indonesia's efforts to eradicate corruption from the country are progressing, according to the latest Corruption Perception Index released by Berlin-based NGO Transparency International.
The Corruption Perception Index 2013 was released on Tuesday, and it placed Indonesia at the 114th position among the 177 countries examined by the NGO. The latest ranking is a positive development, considering that Indonesia was ranked 118th last year.
According to Transparency International Indonesia, the Corruption Eradication Commission has successfully uncovered several corruption cases involving high ranking officials and parliament members during the last one year.
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