Govt, Muhammadiyah cooperate to combat corruption

Govt, Muhammadiyah cooperate to combat corruption

YOGYAKARTA: An agreement to combat corruption was signed between
State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto and Muhammadiyah
chairman Din Syamsuddin at Muhammadiyah's headquarters here
earlier this week.

Speaking during the program launch, Sugiharto said if the
administration was taught to govern with moral values, the
accountability and responsibility of state enterprises would
improve.

"This is a first step. We will conduct campaigns to eradicate
corruption from the country," he said.

Din said that Muhammadiyah was very supportive of the
anticorruption drive and had previously been involved in a
similar program with Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's biggest
Muslim organization.

"We are currently training volunteers to socialize the
program," said Din, adding that it was more a moral movement as
Muhammadiyah was not an institution with the authority to use the
law as a means of bringing about change. --JP