The corruption definition at RI will be changed

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - President Prabowo Subianto approves of the National Economic Council's proposal (DEN) in the study of definition of corruption. The head of DEN Luhut Binsar Panditan said the study altered the interpretation of the definition of corruption from which the loss of the country became bribery.

"The president also agreed with the study that the DEN team created about the definition of corruption. Because it's important to have corruption problems in Indonesia on an international standard," he said, after a limited meeting at the Royal Palace, Tuesday (20 / 10 / 2026).

Yet it says that the definition of corruption that DEN does no longer emphasize the loss of the country, but is bribery or bribery. It refers to the United Nation Convention Against Corruption which was certified 20 years ago.

This change in definition is essential in order to deal with corruption in Indonesia by international standards. So, Dantara can issue a business decision without fear of being entangled with corruption there is a loss of state.

"Where the definition of corruption in the UN Charter was certified by Indonesia 20 years ago is bribery, bribery, so it doesn't matter what the issue of loss of the country is and this is indeed incriminating to such a Dantara to make a business that certainly any business is at risk," said Luhut.

Luhut explained that with that change in definition, corruption no longer talks about the loss of the state. As for all these years Indonesia has been the only country that defines corruption as a loss of state, "he said.

"So don't talk about state losses because Indonesia's the only country to implement the loss of the state," the tour.