Jakarta, Feb. 10 -- The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has pledged to put a stop to transnational bribery to support Indonesia's accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Indonesia's commitment to supporting the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention was conveyed by KPK chairperson Setyo Budiyanto during a workshop and technical discussion in Jakarta on Monday. The discussion was held with the assistance of the Japanese government.

"The spirit of this convention is to force international business to compete fairly in business transactions in a country," he said.

"Bribery practices can provide illegitimate benefits for business actors by obtaining convenience from foreign public officials in opening ...