1. Renovation: Preventing Corruption within Security Forces

2. National Integrity System
Institutional pillars
Horizontal accountability
Political will

3. Institutional Pillars
Elected legislature
Role of executive
Independent judicial system
Local governments
Private corporate sector

4. Elected Legislature Scrutiny, accountability, and monitoring
Role of political parties
Free debate
Practices and procedures
Public transparency
Sovereign will of the people expressed through
their chosen representatives

5. Role of Executive
Leads in building, maintaining, and respecting national integrity system
Ensures its own actions are lawful, transparent, and fully accountable
Maintains proper and effective relations with the legislative and judicial entities
Establishes a viable and proper interrelationship with the civil service

6. Independent Judicial System
Absolutism of the rule of law
Enforcement of decision
Fair appointments
Control of their own administration
Clear codes of conduct
Proper removal and disciplinary measures
Secure and fair tenure of office and remuneration procedures
A sound prosecutorial system
“A primary indicator that corruption is spiraling
Out of control is a dysfunctional judicial system.”

7. Local Government Democratically accountable
Subject to independent audits and checks
Transparent
Open dialog with populace

8. Private Sector Social accountability
Codes of conduct clear and well-publicized
Bribery avoidance
Developed ethical standards

9. Horizontal Accountability
Ombudsman
Auditor general
Independent anti-corruption agencies
International actors and mechanisms
Criminal and civil law

10. Ombudsman Adequate budget and staffing Non-partisan staffing
Protected from arbitrary removal or censure
Executive respects and acts on recommendations
Easily accessible
Complaints can be received with anonymity
An office which independently receives
and investigates allegations of mal administration

11. Auditor General Independent and constitutional
Audits government’s incomes and expenditures
Ensures executive complies with wishes of legislature
Promotes efficiency and cost effectiveness
Pro-actively pursues action on findings

12. Independent Anti-Corruption Agencies
Success requires:
Committed political backing
Adequate mission resources
Political and operational independence to investigate at all levels
Adequate powers to access documentation and witness questioning
Friendly laws
Leadership perceived as being of highest integrity
Typical actions:
Monitoring assets and incomes of decision-makers
Freezing assets
Investigation of corruption in procurement
Scrutiny of foreign companies
Public hearings
When existing mechanisms fail or are seriously
Weakened, extraordinary organizations are needed

13. International Actors and Mechanisms
Mutual legal assistance with relevant countries
Proper medium for dialog with foreign counterparts
OECD conventions (anti-bribery)
Criminalization and legal investigation
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Donor agencies – aid flow
Police cooperation – Interpol
Red notices and extradition

14. Criminal and Civil Law National level
Laws with deterrent and enforceable provisions on
Bribery
Officials
Legislators (domestic and foreign)
Private sector
Trading of influence
Money laundering
Judiciary
Defined jurisdiction over nationals and relevant foreigners
Insuring access to a fair trial; not overly repressive, and consistent with global norms
Civil legal redress readily available as a remedy

15. Criminal and Civil Law (cont.)
International level
Cooperation
Collaboration
Extradition

16. Political Will Public dialog Demonstrated “effective” public service
Free and independent media
Civil society
Free and fair elections
Containment of cronyism and nepotism

17. Public Dialog Two-way communication Transparency Consensus standards
Clearly stated national objectives

18. Public Service Sense of service
De-politicization of civil service and military
Codes of conduct
Integrity testing
Monitoring of assets of public servants

19. Free and Independent Media
Watch dog function
Investigative aim of the body politic
Wide latitude and freedom of mission
Primarily relies on “self-censorship” rather than government-imposed
Unrestricted access to out-of-country news and news services
National frontiers completely open to foreign journalists
The people’s voice

20. Civil Society A counterpoise to government A definer of national ethos
Incorporates components of a nation
Legal profession
Accounting / auditing
Medical
Educators
Intellectuals
Labor unions
NGOs
A triangular relationship exists between
government, capital, and civil society

21. Free and Fair Elections
Provides legitimacy to governance
Instills confidence in populace
Provides credibility to externally-involved players

22. Containment of Cronyism and Nepotism
Build a consensus among populace as “stakeholders”
Leads toward a meritocracy
Encourages external participation and investment
Facilitates transparency

23. Workshop Institutional Pillars:
Assign a level of priority to each area, with 1 being most important, 2 being of lesser importance, and 3 being least important
Elected Legislature
Role of Executive
Independent Judicial System
Local Governments
Private Corporate Sector
Horizontal Accountability:
Ombudsman
Auditor General
Independent Anti-Corruption Agencies
International Actors and Mechanisms
Criminal and Civil Law
Political Will:
Public Dialog
Demonstrated “Effective” Public Service
Free and Independent Media
Civil Society
Free and Fair Elections
Containment of Cronyism and Nepotism