Amin delivered the statement during the 2021 World Anti-Corruption Day at the Corruption Eradication Commission Building in Jakarta on Thursday.
“The momentum for commemorating Anti-Corruption Day is in line with the government’s commitment to continue to make efforts to prevent and combat corruption. Corruption is akin to rust that eats away at the iron pillars of development,” he elaborated.
Corruption is also a threat to humanity and the people's rights, as it destroys the foundations of people's lives and the state.
"Corruption is a threat to humanity, public rights, and sustainability of the nation and state, because it destroys the pillars of life," the vice president affirmed.
Amin also called corruption a crime against human rights and justice apart from being a violation of law and ethics.
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As a religious nation with noble culture, all citizens should remember not to commit corruption, he affirmed.
"All religions adopted by the Indonesian people basically strictly prohibit all their followers from corruption," he pointed out.
"Corruption for religious people is a form of injustice against the beliefs and trust of the people seeking justice and prosperity," he affirmed.
The vice president called on the entire community to create a culture that was against corruption in order to foster morals that condemn corruption.
"I call on everyone to unite and build an anti-corruption culture in everyday life in order to build a new civilization and morals that are clean from all forms of corruption," he stated.
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Translator: Fransiska N, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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