Nusa Dua, Bali (Antara Bali) - Indonesia has committed itself to fight international crime, especially organized crime, with a number of laws and conventions it has developed in cooperation with other countries, Vice President Boediono said.
"Globalisation has brought much benefit to people in various countries in the world, but it has also created new risks and big consequences. One of the consequences is an increase in crimes," he stated here on Monday, when opening an international conference on witness and crime victims' protection, which was attended by 100 participants from 30 countries.
Boediono said Indonesia, as a member of the world community that cared about the issue, had proved its commitment to fighting global crime by signing a number of international conventions.
Indonesia, he added, had a number of laws that adopted or were in line with the standards and norms regulated in the conventions.
Indonesia has committed itself to at least five conventions: the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances, the United Nations Convention Against on Illicit Traffic on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, the United Nations on Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
The country has taken an active part in international forums such as the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the Commission on Crime and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), and Conference of Parties on UNTOC.(DWA/IGT/T007)
