Last week, Victoria Jacobson and I had the privilege of meeting with key Serious Fraud Office (UK) partners in Indonesia. This followed a visit the week prior by our Director, Nicholas Ephgrave QPM Ephgrave QPM, and we were able to pick up on important topics surrounding our shared commitment to tackling international corruption.
We were honoured to have been hosted by the UK in Indonesia – British Embassy Jakarta to share our expertise and deliver training on investigating and prosecuting cross-border corporate corruption to our counterparts at the Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi, Ministry of Law, Attorney General’s Office Kejaksaan Republik Indonesia and Indonesian National Police, in support of Indonesia’s accession to the OECD – OCDE and in particular the Anti-Bribery Convention. We also benefited from valuable and illuminating discussions as to how we each tackle economic crime and asset recovery. Thank you to all who took the time to meet us to discuss how we might deepen our cooperation.
International corruption requires an international response and these partnerships are a critical component. A connected global approach to detecting, investigating and sanctioning misconduct will mean it is more likely that corruption is discovered, is properly investigated, and will lead to a joined up global resolution. Read More