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        "id": 1667965,
        "msgid": "kpk-observes-garut-as-candidate-for-anti-corruption-regency-pilot-1775753446",
        "date": "2026-04-09 22:35:04",
        "title": "KPK Observes Garut as Candidate for Anti-Corruption Regency Pilot",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has conducted an observation in Garut Regency, West Java, to assess its readiness as a candidate for the 2026 Anti-Corruption Regency\/City pilot programme, initiated in 2024. The evaluation verifies that local officials are not under investigation for corruption and involves collaboration with multiple ministries, including the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, to ensure clean and transparent governance. If selected, Garut will receive intensive guidance to achieve a minimum passing score of 90, marking a significant step towards minimising corruption risks in one of Indonesia's most populous regencies.",
        "content": "<p>Garut (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is\nconducting an observation to provide an assessment for Garut Regency in\nWest Java as a step towards designating it as a candidate for the 2026\nAnti-Corruption Regency\/City pilot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis programme has been underway since 2024, so we have already\nconducted observations this year,\u201d said Andhika Widiarto, Head of the\nObservation Team from the KPK\u2019s Directorate of Community Participation\nDevelopment, during the Observation for the 2026 Anti-Corruption\nRegency\/City Candidate event at the Garut Regency Regional Secretariat\nMeeting Room on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that Garut Regency is one of the regencies in Indonesia\nbeing directly observed by the KPK team as an initial stage to ensure\nthe region\u2019s preparedness before proceeding to technical guidance\n(bimtek).<\/p>\n<p>He noted that another indicator is that the regional head in Garut\nand officials from regional apparatus organisations (OPD) are not under\ninvestigation or prosecution for corruption offences or other criminal\ncases, and all assessments have previously been verified with relevant\ninstitutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also conducted verifications with law enforcement officials from\nthe police, prosecutors, and the KPK itself, and alhamdulillah, our\npresence here means the process is still proceeding smoothly,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the programme is a cross-sectoral collaboration\ninvolving ministries and agencies, namely the Ministry of Administrative\nand Bureaucratic Reform, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of\nFinance, and the Indonesian Ombudsman.<\/p>\n<p>If selected, he said, the Garut Regency Government will receive\nintensive assistance until it achieves a minimum passing score of 90 to\nbe designated as an Anti-Corruption Regency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s not just the KPK that assesses; it\u2019s five ministries and\nagencies, plus the province,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe West Java Provincial Government consistently provides full\nsupport for every effort undertaken by the Garut Regency Government to\ndemonstrate clean, transparent, and accountable governance,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>Garut Regent Abdusy Syakur Amin stated that Garut\u2019s selection as one\nof the candidates for the 2026 Anti-Corruption Regency\/City pilot is an\nhonour as well as a major challenge for the region with a population of\n2.8 million people.<\/p>\n<p>Transparency and clean governance, he said, are the main keys to\naccelerating development, and his side is ready to minimise the\npotential for corruption in the Garut Regency Government environment\nthrough various performance indicators such as Monitoring, Controlling,\nSurveillance for Prevention (MCSP), and SAKIP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, this is like an evaluation, even though we feel we are not\nyet good, but if you think about it, the efforts are already there,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-observes-garut-as-candidate-for-anti-corruption-regency-pilot-1775753446",
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