Books - Abdul Latif
Subah, Partners for Transparency (PFT) released its second monthly report in the “Corruption Status Book Series of Reports”, which covers the period from (1-31) August 2015, as the Foundation launched, from July 1, 2015, an observatory to track corruption incidents that are revealed. Through the media, regulatory agencies and relevant investigation authorities, as well as following up on the procedures of the state concerned with the case. The report focused on monitoring and analyzing legislative and procedural developments related to combating corruption, as well as counting the incidents that were reported by various media during the month of August 2015. The monitoring process in August 2015 revealed 104 incidents of corruption, an increase of 46% compared to what was monitored in July 2015, which is What reveals a remarkable increase in the detection rates of corruption crimes. The report revealed that the month of August 2015 did not witness the issuance of new anti-corruption legislation or laws, but the most prominent feature was holding some sectoral meetings in some governorates and ministries to discuss plans and perceptions related to the implementation of the anti-corruption strategy, as well as various statements by government officials that included assurances of the need to combat Corruption, and linking it to development efforts and investment attraction. The report pointed to the continued “absence” of integrated legislative interventions that could address the phenomenon of corruption, and despite the emergence of the ministries and governorates ’interest in discussing the mechanisms for implementing the anti-corruption strategy, these discussions and meetings did not result in identifying specific mechanisms and developing specific plans to activate the strategy. On the other hand, the report said that the Administrative Control Authority and the Administrative Prosecution Authority are still working almost alone in this regard, with the continued absence of mechanisms and channels for the real and effective participation of other community parties, such as civil society and the media, in combating the phenomenon of corruption. The report also revealed that the Ministry of Supply witnessed the highest rate of corruption incidents during this month with a score of 20 incidents, after that the local authority ranked second with 13 incidents, followed by the Ministry of Interior with 12 incidents, then the Ministry of Health with 9 incidents, followed by the Ministry of Agriculture with a score of 7 Facts. The report indicated that the number of cases under investigation ranks first among corruption cases this month with a score of 64 incidents each, then the cases under trial with a score of 20 incidents, followed by the cases that were not investigated with a score of 15 incidents, and finally the cases that were judged ranked last. , With only 5 incidents.
