Original report from Phnom Penh
09 March 2010
A committee of rights organizations is recommending that the National Assembly delay debate on an anti-corruption bill for at least a month, allowing time for the long-awaited draft to be studied before it is passed into law.
“Our recommendations will help promote the effectiveness of the fight against corruption,” Sok Samoeun, director of Cambodian Defenders Project, told reporters Tuesday. “If the National Assembly denies our recommendations, the situation of corruption in Cambodiawill remain unsolved.”
The draft law creates an independent Anti-Corruption Council and an anti-corruption unit under the Council of Ministers. The 11-seat council will consist of political appointees, as an oversight body. The draft also requires public officials to disclose their assets and empowers the courts to seize property and assets.
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