Saturday, October 3, 2020

Pacific Anti-Corruption Updates (3 October 2020): Fiji, PNG

FIJI :

Fiji MPs in front of anti-corruption commission. Two opposition MPs in Fiji are being questioned by the Independent Commission against Corruption over alleged breaches of the Parliamentary Remuneration Act.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/427283/fiji-mps-in-front-of-anti-corruption-commission

 

Former agricultural officer pleads guilty to committing an act of corruption. A former agricultural technical officer appeared last week at the Nausori Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to committing an act of corruption.

https://www.fijitimes.com/former-agricultural-officer-pleads-guilty-to-committing-an-act-of-corruption/

 

PNG:

PNG introduces new Anti-Corruption strategy. To pay way for a functioning independent commission against Corruption (ICAC) Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) has introduced a project called PAIS (Promoting Anti-Corruption Integrity Strategies)

https://postcourier.com.pg/tipng-introduces-new-anti-corruption-strategy/

PNG police minister says officers being probed for gun-smuggling, fraud. It includes “massive corruption at the police headquarters in Port Moresby by retired and serving senior police officers”.

https://asiapacificreport.nz/2020/09/27/png-police-minister-says-officers-being-probed-for-gun-smuggling-fraud/

 

To know more about the UN Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project please contact:

Annika Wythes, Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser, UNODC, annika.wythes@un.org

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