The essence (of the MoU) is synergy and collaboration between the Attorney General's Office and the Trade Ministry, especially after the 'earthquake' (crude palm oil (CPO) corruption case). I will try to fix the existing (problems), do not let them rJakarta (ANTARA) - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the Trade Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for preventing corruption in the trade sector through legal assistance provided by the prosecutor's office.
"The essence (of the MoU) is synergy and collaboration between the Attorney General's Office and the Trade Ministry, especially after the 'earthquake' (crude palm oil (CPO) corruption case). I will try to fix the existing (problems), do not let them repeat," Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin stated here after signing the agreement on Friday.
According to Burhanuddin, cooperation between his side and the Trade Ministry includes exchanging data and information, securing strategic development in the field of trade, providing legal assistance, legal considerations, and other legal actions related to civil codes and administrative laws.
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Through the MoU, both parties can coordinate in handling community complaints, supervision, and law enforcement to optimize asset recovery in the country and overseas.
The MoU is also aimed at improving the competence of human resources, such as organizing training for the Trade Ministry's Civil Servant Investigator Position (PPNS) by the Attorney General's Office.
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"Other forms of cooperation are as per what problems and needs that exist. We will fully support the activities in the Trade Ministry and how it is one of the institutions that is very strategic to the lives of many people," Burhanuddin explained.
Meanwhile, Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan remarked that this cooperation is important to provide legal certainty and courage for the ministry's officials to make important decisions.
"(It is) because the president has ordered the Trade Ministry to maintain affordable prices and ensure the availability of food," Hasan remarked.
Burhanuddin and Hasan both agreed that this cooperation is a preventive effort against corruption, thereby enabling smooth export and import activities.
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