Anti-corruption commission swearing-in a flop

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Anti-corruption commission swearing-in a flop as five fail to show up Published on Friday, 28 February 2014 16:41

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Members of anti-corruption commission arriving at parliament on Thursday (February 27) (Photo-EMG)

Yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony for the anti-corruption commission was a failure because five members nominated by the president did not attend the ceremony, sources from parliament say.

On the agenda, the anti-corruption commission members were to take an oath in front of the parliamentary speaker. However, when the parliament session began, the Speaker announced that he would not be proceeding with the swearing-in ceremony.

Although the ten members of the anti-corruption commission nominated by the chairpersons of the Lower House (Pyithu Hluttaw) and Upper House (Amyotha Hluttaw) attended the ceremony, the remaining five members nominated by the president failed to attend the ceremony.

“It is the decision of the parliament speaker not to proceed with the swearing-in ceremony, but he doesn’t know whether the ceremony has been postponed or cancelled altogether,” said Nyi Nyi Tun, a commission member who did attend.

Although some members nominated by the president are in Nay Pyi Taw, they were not directed to attend the ceremony, sources say.

The president and parliamentary chairpersons (lower and upper) nominated five members each to the commission, in accordance with the anti-corruption law. The five members nominated by the president are Mya Win (ex-serviceman), Tin Oo (former ambassador), Kyaw Kyaw (ex-director general from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Soe Tint (former director of the Audit Office), and Than Aung (former director of the Attorney General’s Office).

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Doubts emerge over anti-graft commission The recently formed Anti-Bribery Commission has already come under attack from politicians, with some questioning whether retired government officials are well-placed to enforce a new law aimed at tackling graft.

President U Thein Sein formed the 15-member Anti-Bribery Commission on February 25 under the Anti-Corruption Law, which was enacted in November 2013. The commission is headed by retired Tatmadaw officer U Mya Win.

Its members include other former military officers and ambassadors, and ex-government officials from the Audit Office, Attorney General’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development. It includes just two MPs, both from the Amyotha Hluttaw.

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