Anticorruption Commission Mandated To Prosecute Suspects The South Sudan National Legislative Assembly yesterday adopted the 2010 Annual Report of the South Sudan Anticorruption Commission. The commission is now mandated to legally prosecute corruption suspects. 07 September 2011 Anticorruption Commission Mandated To Prosecute Suspects Dr. Pauline Riak, the chairperson of the South Sudan Anticorruption commission [©sudanforum]
JUBA, 7 September 2011 – The South Sudan National Legislative Assembly yesterday adopted the 2010 Annual Report of the South Sudan Anticorruption Commission. The commission is now mandated to legally prosecute corruption suspects. The 83-page report was presented to the assembly by Dr. Pauline Riak, the chairperson of the commission to 208 legislatures who were present during the session. The report highlighted the major activities and achievements of the commission in 2010. Some of the major achievements include the development of the 2010-2014 anticorruption strategy; facilitation of workshops on good governance, ethics and reforms to the then Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly; and signing of a memorandum of understanding with all the State governors. Dr Riak also enumerated the challenges the commission faced in 2010 key among them being inadequate funding. The assembly noted that the commission is now mandated under the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan to prosecute corruption suspects. The members said this provision will strengthen the fight against corruption in the country. The members of the assembly emphasized the need to heighten the fight against corruption and commended the President for declaring war on the vice. The assembly then discussed the report and sought clarifications from Dr. Riak. Some members asked her to publish the names of the most corrupt persons in the country but she said that can only happen after the cases are investigated fully and the suspects have been convicted. She dismissed reports that a list of 13 most corrupt persons has been sent to the Office of the President. Dr. Riak explained that the commission partners with other institutions, including the South Sudan Audit Chamber in the fight against corruption. She emphasized that the fight against corruption is the collective responsibility of assembly, government, judiciary as well as the public. She also explained that the declaration of assets is a constitutional requirement of all public officers. After a long debate Hon. Kum Kum Geng raised a motion terminating the debate and calling for the adoption of the report with the observations and amendments. The report was then adopted. The sitting was chaired by the Acting Speaker Hon. Gen. Daniel Awet Akot Source: goss.org; Additional Info: Gurtong Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
