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ADVANCED NATIONS MUST HAVE EMPATHY FOR COUNTRIES FACING DIFFICULTIES: PRESIDENT
Jakarta, June 12 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said advanced and economically strong nations which had enjoyed the benefits of oil and food price hikes must have empathy for countries facing difficulties.
The president made the remarks in his address at the launch of the Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2008 which was themed: "Efforts to Fight Corruption, Changing Life," at the State Palace here on Thursday.
A number of foreign ambassadors and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) officials dealing with corruption in developing countries attended the function.
Yudhoyono said developing countries, including Indonesia, needed empathy from advanced countries so that their efforts to fight corruption would not be discouraged by the threat of failure only because they were also facing economic difficulties.
He said it would be a heavy task for developing nations to crack down on corruption if their peoples were hungry.
The president said there were five conditions to eliminating corruption, namely the government's high commitment, steps are taken against anyone regardless of his or her position (including public officials), transparency and accountability, continuous efforts and spirit not to give up in the face of corruption's impact.
He said during his government, no less than 100 public officials --including district heads, mayors and governors-- had been investigated for alleged involvement in corruption cases.
The president also acknowledged that over the past several years there had also been a slowdown in Indonesia's development as a result of the government's aggressive efforts to eliminate corruption. The slowness in development was due to cautiousness of officials in taking decisions.
In the meantime, the UNDP in its report mentioned that in the Asia Pacific region, politicians were the most corrupt group in the government. It was followed by the police and legal institutions which were ranked in the second and third places.
The president made the remarks in his address at the launch of the Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2008 which was themed: "Efforts to Fight Corruption, Changing Life," at the State Palace here on Thursday.
A number of foreign ambassadors and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) officials dealing with corruption in developing countries attended the function.
Yudhoyono said developing countries, including Indonesia, needed empathy from advanced countries so that their efforts to fight corruption would not be discouraged by the threat of failure only because they were also facing economic difficulties.
He said it would be a heavy task for developing nations to crack down on corruption if their peoples were hungry.
The president said there were five conditions to eliminating corruption, namely the government's high commitment, steps are taken against anyone regardless of his or her position (including public officials), transparency and accountability, continuous efforts and spirit not to give up in the face of corruption's impact.
He said during his government, no less than 100 public officials --including district heads, mayors and governors-- had been investigated for alleged involvement in corruption cases.
The president also acknowledged that over the past several years there had also been a slowdown in Indonesia's development as a result of the government's aggressive efforts to eliminate corruption. The slowness in development was due to cautiousness of officials in taking decisions.
In the meantime, the UNDP in its report mentioned that in the Asia Pacific region, politicians were the most corrupt group in the government. It was followed by the police and legal institutions which were ranked in the second and third places.
