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        "id": 2057106,
        "msgid": "minister-yusril-says-uncac-covers-corruption-beyond-bribery-1793080212",
        "date": "2026-10-27 12:17:12",
        "title": "Minister Yusril Says UNCAC Covers Corruption Beyond Bribery",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) covers offences including money laundering, fraud and private-sector corruption, rather than bribery alone. Indonesia is considering aligning its anti-corruption laws with the convention, including clarifying how economic harm and state-owned enterprise assets should be treated while retaining state losses as a key element of corruption offences.",
        "content": "<p>Yusril said he explained this during talks with President Prabowo at\nthe Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday, as they discussed aligning\nIndonesia\u2019s corruption laws with the international convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president asked whether corruption under the UN Convention\nagainst Corruption meant only bribery. I told him it did not,\u201d Yusril\nsaid after a limited meeting with Prabowo at the palace.<\/p>\n<p>UNCAC covers several areas related to combating corruption, including\nbribery, money laundering, fraud and corruption involving the private\nsector, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Yusril said the convention does not set a single definition of\ncorruption for all signatories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe convention does not specifically define corruption, but leaves\neach participating country to formulate it in national law,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia needs to align Laws No.\u00a031 of 1999 and No.\u00a020 of 2001 on\ncorruption eradication with UNCAC, which it ratified through Law No.\u00a07\nof 2006, Yusril said.<\/p>\n<p>He said alignment was needed because some provisions of the\nconvention are not fully reflected in Indonesian law, while national\nlegislation also contains provisions of its own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarmonization and alignment are therefore necessary,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Yusril cited under-invoicing in mining \u2014 reporting export values or\nvolumes below actual levels \u2014 and illegal fishing as practices that can\ndrain state wealth.<\/p>\n<p>He said activities that harm the national economy should be\nconsidered when defining the scope of corruption offenses.<\/p>\n<p>He also stressed the need to clarify the definition of state\nfinances, particularly whether assets transferred to state-owned\nenterprises (SOEs) remain state funds.<\/p>\n<p>Such clarity is needed to distinguish losses caused by corruption\nfrom business losses incurred in commercial operations.<\/p>\n<p>Yusril said President Prabowo nevertheless maintains that state\nlosses must remain a key element in any definition of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe remains firm that state losses are an element that must not be\noverlooked,\u201d Yusril said.<\/p>\n<p>Yusril added that Prabowo had called for a review of corruption\u2019s\ndefinition to ensure it reflects Indonesia\u2019s circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe asked for a more thorough study so we can formulate a definition\nof corruption suited to our country\u2019s circumstances,\u201d Yusril said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: President Prabowo seeks review of Indonesia\u2019s\ncorruption definition<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia reviews Anti-Corruption Law to align with\nUNCAC<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Fathur R, Rahmad Nasution<\/p>",
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