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The Partners for Transparency Foundation monitored 104 incidents of corruption last August, while the Ministries of Supply and Localities occupied the top of the list.

The report issued by the Partners for Transparency Foundation, during its second monthly report in the "Corruption Status Book series", which covers last August, stated that the monitoring process revealed 104 incidents of corruption, an increase of 46% from what was monitored in July. The past, which reveals a remarkable increase in detection rates for corruption crimes.

In the report, it was stated that last August 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 link it to development efforts and attract investment.

The report pointed to the continuing "absence" of integrated legislative interventions that could address the phenomenon of corruption, and despite the emergence of the ministries and governorates' interest in discussing 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.

The report stated 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 societal parties, such as civil society and the media, in combating the phenomenon of corruption.

According to the report, the Ministry of Supply witnessed the highest rate of corruption incidents during this month with a score of 20, 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 7 incidents.

The report pointed out that the number of cases under investigation ranks first among corruption cases this month, with a score of 64 incidents for each of them, then the cases under trial with a score of 20 incidents, followed by the cases that have not been investigated with a score of 15 incidents, and finally the cases that have been judged occupy the rank. The last, with only 5 incidents