Eleven key accountable institutions (KAIs) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate and exchange information to combat corruption and crime in the country.
The agreement was spearheaded by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), with financial support from the Accountability, Rule of Law and Anti-corruption Programme (ARAP), an EU-sponsored initiative.
The other 10 institutions which signed the MoU in Accra yesterday were the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Parliament, the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, the Ghana Audit Service and the Ghana Police Service.
The rest were the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), the Internal Audit Agency, the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
The signing was witnessed by representatives of civil society organisations, such as the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), the Association of Parliamentary Network Against Corruption, and some private sector representatives.
The agreement is in line with recommendations under the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), which was adopted by Parliament in 2014.
The plan identifies collaborations among anti-corruption agencies as a key activity that will enable the agencies to conduct effective investigations and prosecution of corrupt practices.
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