KPK Launches Anti-Corruption Learning Center Bus

Jakarta (Antara) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) launched an Anti-Corruption Learning Center (ACLC) bus here on Tuesday in a bid to propagate anti-corruption values among the citizens. "We heard some time ago when SDA (Suryadharma Ali) was named a corruption suspect, he said that he was not aware that he had committed corruption. In view of that, the KPK must intensify its anti-corruption campaign. If an elite member does not know what corruption is, then how can we expect the common man to know about it," KPP Deputy Chairman Adnan Pandu Praja stated at the KPK compound. The black ACLC bus is the result of a joint cooperation between the KPK and German institution, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit-GIZ. The bus is equipped with 11 computer terminals for participants and instructors, flat screen television sets, a music system, a 12-meter-wide screen, a hydraulic tent, and a mini stage. "We know that the bus has radio broadcasting capabilities and has KPK TV streaming facility to spread the message of anti-corruption. Now, we also have a big bus to represent KPK when it comes to campaigning about anti-corruption in different regions," he emphasized. He revealed that Yogyakarta in Central Java will be their first destination. "We will park the bus at the Taman Pintar Park from Monday to Friday, and we will tour university campuses to explain to the public about anti-corruption instruments," he stated. He pointed out that schools and universities will be given top priority by the KPK with regard to creating a future anti-corruption generation. "Indeed, all segments of the community will be covered, but the spirit of the fight is focused on the corrupt generation, as the older a man gets, the more permissive he tends to become in his approach towards corruption. We will try to communicate with the youth to develop an anti-corruption generation. We are focusing on Yogyakarta because we are conducting a research on anti-corruption values in the city. Yogyakarta has been ranked the highest in the integrity survey because its people are ready to accept new values," he emphasized. Pandu noted that the bus cost 200 thousand euros or Rp1.3 billion. "The bus is very expensive. So, we hope no one would pelt a stone on it when it passes," he added. The bus is the third unit owned by the KPK, while next year, Canada will also provide assistance to launch another bus for promoting the anti-corruption information program in Sulawesi, he reported. (*)