Topic: 2025-Combating Transnational Organized Crime
Country: Indonesia
Delegate Name: Ralph (Tag) Dershimer
School: Greenhills
99th out of 180 countries ranked, a 37 out of 100 score overall. This is the Republic of Indonesia’s ranking in the global corruption perceptions index, however this already is a significant improvement from the unfortunate ranking of 115th in 2023. Indonesia is locked in a desperate struggle against the organized crime that wracks our country, further abetted by foreign powers’ abuse of the exports from these organizations. Indonesia faced a crisis ridden time under the regime of President Suharto, due to some more controversial actions and reforms, the pay gap between the upper and lower classes widened, opening the door for more unsavory practices to exploit Indonesian citizens. Indonesia is still recovering and moving forward, a large part of which involves using the complex relationship Indonesia has had with organized crime and its ties to Indonesian government or governmentally-controlled bodies to reflect and advance the national community towards a more prosperous future.
As a country, Indonesia has regretfully been linked to multiple unsavory forms of business, ranging from human trafficking, to widespread smuggling and movement of drugs and narcotics such as cocaine and ecstacy, to the rampant illegal logging, fishing, and mining operations fuelled by corporations and foreign actors alike. As an official of the Indonesian government, this delegate deeply understands the convoluted and tangled nature of organized crime in developing countries, however further steps can be taken. As a member of INTERPOL, Indonesia works hard to limit the flow of illicit goods that make their way through Indonesia, regularly working with INTERPOL on regional police operations. However, this is not an easy task, as foreign actors regularly interfere with Indonesian control over organized crime. Indonesia is uniquely positioned that large streams of illegal goods and movement of peoples flow through our informal markets and waters, and Indonesia is not equipped to handle all of this. Indonesia is not regularly a producer of these goods or problems, but it is a waypoint, a critical stepping-off point for organizations and illicit companies to move to and from markets around the world.
This delegate strongly believes that if the Indonesian government is given support to regain control over the situation surrounding the flow of goods, that a significant number of UN member nations will see heavy decreases in problems related to the goods or people running through Indonesian markets now. Should the UN commit and support Indonesia, then that would facilitate the further development of Indonesia as a country, while also securing the region, helping to indirectly protect or bolster more developing nations in the region. Furthermore, should they occur, the steps taken to provide support and aid to Indonesia can be taken as an example for future plans for other member nations, supporting the crackdown on organized crime globally.
