Anti-corruption law: Civil society’s expectations
07 December 2008By Pen BonaCambodge Soir HebdoTranslated from French by Luc SârClick here to read the article in French
The International anti-corruption day will be held on 09 December. This is an opportunity for the civil society to send a reminder to the government.
Hun Sen just hit the jackpot with more than $1 billion in international aid pledged for 2009. This good news must not hide the fact that the country is still devoid of an anti-corruption law. Highly expected, regularly announced for several years in a row, the draft law never got out of the government hands. In spite of its delay, civil society groups have not lost hope and they still believe in a positive outcome of this issue. This will be the civil society’s message to be delivered on 09 December, during the International anti-corruption day.
In a communiqué released to the public this weekend, a group of associations wrote that they will campaign in 6 cities (Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Battambang, Siem Reap, Kratie and Svay Rieng) for a quick adoption of a draft law that conforms to international standards. Program for the anti-corruption day includes: speeches, round tables, concerts, radio message broadcasting …
Hun Sen promised at the end of last week to representatives of donor countries that “delay” involved in this issue is due to the fact the anti-corruption law must be in harmony with the new penal code. Yung Kim Eng, the spokesman for the civil society groups, still remains skeptical about Hun Sen’s declarations: “The prime minister maintained this promises for a long time without any results up to now. Nevertheless, we hope that the [anti-corruption] law will see the daylight during the first semester of 2009, otherwise it will be a scandal for our kingdom.”
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