Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has received more than 22,000 declarations of assets and liabilities from senior officials across the country in January, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
“As of Jan. 31, the ACU’s Department of Assets and Liabilities Declaration had received a total of 22,645 documents of asset and liability declarations,’’ the statement said.
It added that 35 state ministries and institutions as well as 25 cities and provinces had completed 100 percent of these financial declarations, which were made every two years.
According to the anti-corruption law, leaders and officials, who were obliged to declare their assets and liabilities, include members of the senate, the national assembly, the government, and provincial, municipal, district and commune councils.
Others to include civil servants, whose positions are equal to and higher than the head of a department, military and police officers, whose ranks start from a colonel upwards, as well as judges, prosecutors, notaries and clerks will also be required to unveil their assets and debts.
Founded in 2010, the ACU had investigated a number of corruption cases and brought many corrupt officials to court for legal punishment.
Under the law, a corrupt official, if found guilty, will be jailed between 5 and 15 years.(Xinhua/NAN)
