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GRECO ADDRESSES 21 RECOMMENDATIONS TO TURKEY
PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 18:36 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ November 30 the Council of Europe's Group of States
against Corruption (GRECO) has published today its Joint First
and Second Round Evaluation Report on Turkey, which joined GRECO
in 2004. The report focuses on general anti-corruption policies,
specialization of law enforcement bodies in fighting corruption,
independence of the judiciary, immunity from prosecution for
corruption offences, the deprivation of benefits drawn from corrupt
acts, measures to counter corruption in public administration and
the prevention of legal persons - such as commercial companies -
from being used as shields for corruption.
GRECO addresses 21 recommendations to Turkey. They aim at improving
the implementation of the overall anti-corruption policies. Moreover,
it is recommended to consider reforming the system of administrative
investigation, which may be subject to political influence, and to
reduce the number of categories of public officials who benefit from
immunities. It is also recommended that an Ombudsman institution be
established and that the independence of recent bodies, such as the
Ethics. GRECO will monitor the implementation of the recommendations to
Turkey towards the end of 2007, reports the Communications Directorate
of the Council of Europe.
PanARMENIAN.Net
30.11.2006 18:36 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ November 30 the Council of Europe's Group of States
against Corruption (GRECO) has published today its Joint First
and Second Round Evaluation Report on Turkey, which joined GRECO
in 2004. The report focuses on general anti-corruption policies,
specialization of law enforcement bodies in fighting corruption,
independence of the judiciary, immunity from prosecution for
corruption offences, the deprivation of benefits drawn from corrupt
acts, measures to counter corruption in public administration and
the prevention of legal persons - such as commercial companies -
from being used as shields for corruption.
GRECO addresses 21 recommendations to Turkey. They aim at improving
the implementation of the overall anti-corruption policies. Moreover,
it is recommended to consider reforming the system of administrative
investigation, which may be subject to political influence, and to
reduce the number of categories of public officials who benefit from
immunities. It is also recommended that an Ombudsman institution be
established and that the independence of recent bodies, such as the
Ethics. GRECO will monitor the implementation of the recommendations to
Turkey towards the end of 2007, reports the Communications Directorate
of the Council of Europe.