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Written By: Abdul-Aziz Oudah
Article Date: Aug 16, 2008 - 1:39:30 AM
The Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption (SNACC) is currently investigating 20 corruption cases as well as the study of other 47 reports and complaints out of the 239 reports received by the authority. The other 172 reports came from the SNACC’s authority. The authority referred the two cases of the al-Kahira Tower and the foreign community schools’ allocated money cases to the prosecution.
Ahmed al-Anisi, SNACC’s manager, said that the authority made important institutional accomplishments regarding the cooperation and coordination in corruption combat, pointing out that they have still a lot to achieve.
Al-Anisi added that many of the cases were settled, while others were sent to the prosecution for investigation and clarification, stressing that these cases are ready to be sent to the public money prosecution.
Al-Anisi said that the SNACC employs skilled trained staff, which will be sent to the public institutions in the capital and the governorates to investigate and collect corruption information. He insured that the authority will not settle any case before it is thoroughly investigated.
He also reported that SNACC employed skilled trained staff, which will be sent to the public institutions in the capital and the governorates to investigate and collect corruption information. He insured that the authority will not settle any case before it is thoroughly investigated, pointing out they submit a quarterly detailed report to the parliament and the president, pursuant to the law.
Regarding the money disclosure, al-Anisi said that the authority received so far 4,550 disclosures, pointing out that it is regularly progressing and that all are cooperating with the authority. The SNACC manager said that they are preparing a national anti-corruption strategy, adding that a number of national and foreign experts are now carrying out studies, making use of others’ experience. The study will be ready by middle of next year.
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