International Anti-Corruption Day to be hosted in atolls
07 Dec 2011, 12:58 PM
Eleanor Johnstone
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will hold festivities to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, recognised on December 9 since 2008, in Gaaf Dhaal and Gaaf Alif atolls. These atolls reported the most corruption cases this year.
The UN Convention against Corruption was adopted by the General Assembly in 2003, and entered into force in 2005. This is the first year that International Anti-Corruption Day has been held outside of Male’.
ACC President Hassan Luthfee said the decision to hold the event outside of Male’ intends to fill a deficit.
“We need to go to the public area, particularly on islands, because we haven’t been to these parts of the country,” he said. “A majority of cases were reported from Gaaf Dhaal.”
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