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Parliamentarians Acting Now

in Partnership

I am pleased and honored to be here in Copenhagen today. Thank you for having me on
this important discussion, and giving me the opportunity to talk about GOPAC’s works to
strengthen parliamentarians’ role and foster strategic partnership in the anti-corruption global
movement. I hope that our discussion today could be a momentum for Parliamentarians, civil
society, and other related stakeholders to gather, evaluate, and collaborate in taking measurable
actions and ensuring a more coordinated fight against corruption.

Let me begin by highlighting the detrimental effects of corruption in political process, and why
we should take collaborative engagement to address it. Corruption is not only seen as a threat
to democracy, but it also perceived to undermine economic development, violate social justice,
and damage public interest. It can even destroy trust in state institutions.

According to a research by the University of Amsterdam in 2010, widespread perceptions of
corruption are most harmful to affect public trust towards parliament. In 2012, a report released
by Transparency International ranked Parliament as the 3rd in the list of public institutions
deemed most corrupt by civil society.

As a transnational extraordinary crime, tackling corruption is hardly done by a single actor.
Cooperation, collaboration, and partnership among related stakeholders are an indispensable
tool for effectively combating corruption. Through such alliance of important actors, the
problem can be resolved from multiple angles and the impact of individual action in ensuring
the success of anti-corruption measures can be increased.

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