GOVERNMENT BODIES TO UNITE AGAINST CORRUPTION

Public organizations will collaborate in order to implement and promote the “National Program on Combating Corruption”. Within the framework, “National Program on Combating Corruption and Cooperation of State Bodies” meeting took place on March 13. 

The meeting was attended by representatives from Parliamentary Office, Cabinet Secretariat, State Secretaries of government ministries, heads of public agencies, governor’s office and district offices.

Kh.Enkhjargal, Commissioner General of Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) said “Cooperation of state bodies and public engagements are crucial in combating corruption. IAAC will create a public approach that opposes bureaucratic and corrupted public service”.

Within the framework of the national program, seven working groups from IAAC will be working in the ministries, state agencies, governor’s office and district offices for a month. The working groups will be responsible for promoting a national program on combating corruption, monitoring the implementation of the law on anti-corruption, receiving complaints and information from the public, making risk assessment of corruption, conducting trainings and providing methodologies.

On behalf of the government, head of the Cabinet Secretariat MP J.Munkhbat attended the meeting. J.Munkhbat said “The current circumstances have to be reported accurately. The anti-corruption work has to be free from politics and personal interest of any individual and cooperation with the media and civil society organizations should be brought into focus in order to prevent corruption as well as to educate and advocate the public".

Source:http://en.montsame.mn/politics/9112