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Issue 34 | June - August 2013
A quick and easy way to update yourself on the latest UNODC news from the Indonesia Office
Better inter-agency cooperation key to corruption fight in Indonesia
Jakarta (Indonesia) 23 July 2013 – Participants to a UNODC workshop urged the three agencies involved in fighting corruption – the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the Indonesian National Police (INP) and Attorney General’s Office (AGO) – to develop more ways to tackle cases collaboratively and to establish an inter-agency corruption cases database.
The workshop, “Evaluation of the Joint Agreement between Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Indonesian National Police (INP) and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Optimizing Corruption Eradication”, was organized by UNODC and its implementing partner Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) to strengthen the fight against corruption in Indonesia.
Participants included representatives of the AGO, INP, the Prosecutor’s Commission (Komjak), and academics from the University of Indonesia and the University of Pancasila.
They discussed the Joint Agreement, its objectives and technical aspects, and suggested solutions to the implementation obstacles that have caused slow progress and poor coordination of corruption cases at the central and provincial level in Indonesia. The proposed solutions included joint capacity building initiatives at the KPK, INP and AGO, and developing guidelines for each institution to enhance coordination between the three agencies.
This activity is part of Project T81, "Support to the fight against corruption in Indonesia". Funded by the European Union, Project T81 contributes to the effective implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy, improving its monitoring and evaluation and strengthening the KPK.
To learn more about UNODC Indonesia’s support to anti-corruption activities in Indonesia, contact Ms. Monica Tanuhandaru (monica.tanuhandaru@unodc.org)
Handling Violence against Women
Semarang (Central Java), 23 July 2013 - UNODC National Faculty, Herbin Siahaan, gave a presentation on Human Trafficking to 37 female police officers from the Women and Children's Services Unit of the Indonesian National Police (INP). The presentation was part of the course program in Handling Violence against Women funded by the Danish Government.
Participants learned the context and elements of human trafficking, discussed strategies to combat it in their duty areas, and presented a case study in handling human trafficking.
This activity is part of the EU-funded Project T80 "Support to improved security by provision of capacity building to the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Co-operation (JCLEC)". This project contributes to the improvement of the rule of law and security in Indonesia by strengthening the investigative and management capacities of the Indonesian National Police (INP) and other law enforcement agencies so that they are better able to detect, prevent and investigate serious transnational crime.
Protecting human rights a police duty, UNODC tells officers at JCLEC training
 Semarang (Central Java), 26 July 2013 – UNODC National Faculty members at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Coordination (JCLEC) urged police to take a human rights-centered approach when programming policing activities.
“As representatives of the state, it is the duty of police to protect the human rights of the community they serve, particularly when conducting search, arrest, detention and criminal investigation activities,” said Imam Subandi, UNODC National Faculty at JCLEC.
Mr. Subandi made his comments to 25 Chiefs of District Police.at his presentation on Human rights-based policing at the training session, “The District Commander Crime and Command Course on 2014 General Election Security”, conducted by JCLEC 22-26 July, 2013.
Fellow UNODC National Faculty Gede Swardana, acted as facilitator at the sessions.
Herbin Siahaan, another UNODC National Faculty, gave a presentation on Good Policing, its obstacles and challenges, and the importance of the Indonesia National Police bureaucracy reforms in enhancing good policing practices.
This activity is part of the EU-funded Project T80 "Support to improved security by provision of capacity building to the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Co-operation (JCLEC)". This project contributes to the improvement of the rule of law and security in Indonesia by strengthening the investigative and management capacities of the Indonesian National Police (INP) and other law enforcement agencies so that they are better able to detect, prevent and investigate serious transnational crime.
Aceh holds its first Anti-Corruption Forum
 Banda Aceh (Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) August 2013 – A year after Aceh’s second election since the 2005 Helsinki Peace Accords ended decades of conflict, UNODC and the Aceh Transparency Society (MaTA) held Aceh’s first-ever Anti-Corruption Forum.
The forum was held on the one year anniversary of the election of Mr. Zaini Abdullah as Governor. At his victory speech, Mr. Abdullah promised supporters that he would fight corruption, one of Indonesia’s most serious problems.
Before the tsunami, Aceh had one of the largest provincial government budgets in Indonesia, mainly because of its oil and gas resources. Yet, partly because of several decades of conflict and corruption, Aceh had some of Indonesia’s highest poverty levels.
MaTA helped organize the Anti–Corruption Forum – a platform where civil society and government stakeholders come together to discuss corruption-related issues – so that the people of Aceh could look back and reflect on the successes and challenges facing Mr. Abdullah and his government.
“This importnat event helps us strengthen multi-stakeholder networks and discuss the prevention and eradication of corruption in our province,” said Mr. Zulkifli Ahmad, Advisor to the Governor.
UNODC’s Anti-Corruption Forum is part of Project T81, "Support to the fight against corruption in Indonesia". Funded by the European Union, Project T81 contributes to the effective implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy, improving its monitoring and evaluation and strengthening the KPK.
Protecting Jayapura’s Cyclops Mountains
Sentani, Papua (Indonesia) 5 June 2013 - Crimes such as the illegal trade in timber and wildlife have reached alarming levels throughout Indonesia, which the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry estimates loses 1.6-2.8 million hectares annually (4-7 football pitches a minute) to illegal logging and land conversion.
A public consultation organized by UNODC confirmed that increasing encroachment threatens Papua Provinces’ Cyclops Mountains’ rich biodiverstiy including many rare and endangered flora and fauna species, the clean water sources for people living in the nearby cities of Jayapura and Abepura, and the livelihoods of the traditional Tepra, Ormu, Sentani, Moi, and Teluk Humboh cultures.
During the Jayapura consultation, stakeholders agreed that local regulations should be developed in cooperation with existing indigenous institutions to protect the Cyclops Mountains. These would include respect for existing land and property rights, forest regeneration activities, clearly demarcated boundaries, and a buffer zone adapted to local social conditions, cultures and ecosystems.
Only activities that supported ecology, socio-economic development and cultural awareness would be permitted in the Cyclops buffer zone. Permitted activities include: research and education; non timber forest product utilization; reforestation; agro forestry; tourism; hunting for daily subsistence; flora and fauna preservation; water consumption, and collecting wooden debris from forest.
Prohibited activities include: commercial logging, mining, new settlement development, forest and land burning, illegal cultivation, and making charcoal.
Protecting Jayapura’s Cyclops Mountains is part of Project X14, "Countering Illegal Logging and the linkage between Forest Crime and Corruption in Indonesia", funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, which focusses on law enforcement. Project X14 uses specialized training, the establishment of performance standards and the development of a coordination network to build the capacity of law enforcement agencies and judicial officers. It also engages civil society to lend valuable local support to law enforcement efforts.
Welcome new UNODC colleague: Adhi Kustiadi
 UNODC Indonesia team Adhi Kustiadi, adhi.kustiadi@unodc.org, who joined 1 July as Programme Officer for Countering Terrorism.
Adhi began in the UN system in 2009 as UNFPA National Programme Associate for Papua in eastern Indonesia. He then served as Programme Facilitator for the Governance Unit Project with UNDP. Prior to the UN, Adhi was a Programme Officer at Transparency International Indonesia and a Researcher at the Center for Health Research, University of Indonesia. With a focus on governance issues, Adhi has worked in program development and mplementation, communication and advocacy .
Holding a Bachelor Degree in Law from the Indonesian School of Law, Jakarta, Adhi is finalizing his thesis for a Master Degree’s in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid from the Humanitarian Aid Studies Center, affiliated with the University of Almeria, Spain
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