Story Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit Urges Officials to Claim Assets

via Khmer NZ

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 12:03 DAP-NEWS

CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH-July 14, 2010- Cambodia’s anti-corruption unit on Tuesday urged the governmental officials to claim their asset to implement the anti-corruption law when the law comes into force.

“Asset declaration from the governmental officials will be first priority for the unit that need to do,” Om Yen Tieng, head of anti-corruption unit (ACU) told reporters in a new conference at the office.

“And it also will continue to educate, and investigate more cases to implement the law of anti-corruption,” Tieng announced. Definition of corruption cases broadly identifies including sex bribery, and other abstract issues.

He continued that now, we have 6 million US dollars from the government to spend for 2011 action plan and it also will be used to renovate the office and implement our strategy to fight against corruption in the country.

He stresses that more than 100 officials from the unit have been trained about the investigation on the corruption and ways of arresting the bribery officials and people.

He continued that the Unit will host the Regional ASEAN Conference on Anti-corruption in November. From now, we have places to do to practice the law. We will do four sub-decrees on the process of the unit including structure, appointment of officials at the provinces,.

“The governmental officials who have duties to declare asset starting from the appointment by the prime minister and king, they will claim their asset before and leave from the work,” he added, noting “We will protect the sources that revealed the cases of corruption, and we will seek concrete evidence to charge the corruption officials. Soon we will sign MOU with ministry of justice to process of the corruption case. It will help keeping sources in secret areas, he said, adding that about 100,000 officials cross the countries will face to claim their assets.

He added that Cambodian officials who combat corruption have learned from Singapore, Hong Kong, The U.S.and Malaysia and they must be clean ones in our unit. He also appealed for media to help fighting against corruption, report and cooperate to arrest corruption officials. Media will play a crucial role for fighting against corruption and investigate the corruption cases,” he emphasized.