There have been 22 cases of corruption involving state officials and institutions in the first year of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi\u2019s presidential term, the non-governmental Partners for Transparency\u00a0Foundation (PFT) said in a report issued on 13 June.<\/p>\n
The cases involve state ministries, local municipalities, public corporations and officials investigated or arrested by the administrative prosecution authorities and public funds authorities, in more than 10 governorates.<\/p>\n
Many of those cited in the report are involved bribes and waste of public funds, with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Culture and Education coming top of the list.<\/p>\n
\u201cCorruption and absence of transparency pushed the people to rebel against the regime of Hosni Mubarak, and the lack of real will to fight corruption were major reasons for the people to rise again against Mohamed Morsi. Therefore, there is wide public belief that the issue is the main obstacle to any development in the past few years,\u201d PFT stated.<\/p>\n
Through an analysis of Al-Sisi\u2019s speech in relation to corruption, the legislative measures adopted to fight it, the corruption crimes detected during his time and the handling of state authorities of corruption cases, PFT concluded that there was a gap between theoretical and practical aspects of corruption.<\/p>\n
Despite stating that Al-Sisi was well aware of the effects of corruption on Egypt\u2019s business and investment climate, PFT found that legislative measures by Al-Sisi were ineffective to counter corruption and minor in comparison to his \u201cstrong political speech\u201d.<\/p>\n
The report recommended the formation of a national experts committee, and to study all\u00a0existing and proposed legislation to combat corruption. It also outlined the need to provide an integrated legislative vision to amend and\u00a0issue them directly after the formation of the new parliament. The report also demanded that\u00a0top priority be given to amend the laws governing regulatory bodies stipulated in the constitution, to guarantee their independence and activate their role.<\/p>\n
The PFT is an independent registered foundation directed by Dr Walaa Gad, working in a political and social framework focused on values and practices of integrity, transparency and accountability.Daily News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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