Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a recent statement to the National Assembly that the amendments are needed to improve the speed and effectiveness of the law. Photo: AP
Chun Sakada,
VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
Friday, 01 April 2011
The National Assembly approved amendments to the country’s anti-corruption law Friday in what analysts say moves a key investigative body away from the administrative cabinet.
The amendments to the law will give more power to the head of the Anti-Corruption Body, which has executive power to conduct investigations.
A key amendment takes the ACU’s budget away from the Council of Ministers and puts it under the overall national budget, which is controlled by the Ministry of Finance.
Proponents of the amendments said Friday they would help activate anti-corruption legislation.
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