Al-Sudani: Corruption has become like a virus, “mutating and adapting itself”
Al-Sudani: Corruption has become like a virus, “mutating and adapting itself”
2025-02-09
Under the patronage of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, the Internal Control Conference, organized by the Financial Supervision Bureau, was inaugurated Saturday (February 8, 2025), under the slogan “Control is the first line of defense in combating corruption and enhancing transparency.”
A statement by Al-Sudani’s media office stated that Al-Sudani said, “The conference aims to enhance the work of internal oversight and establish transparency in the performance of duty, in commitment to the primary goal of the government program, which is to combat corruption, which is a basic criterion for the citizen’s belief in the system and the political process as a whole, pointing to the importance of internal oversight; as it is the system that corrects the course of the institution’s work and guarantees the prevention of the waste of public money, and it does not mean bureaucracy and obstruction, but rather an honest and transparent path that deals with the law, its spirit and objectives before implementing its instructions.
He continued, saying, “What was issued by the supreme religious authority last November proved the government’s seriousness in making combating corruption a top priority, and that deviating from this path will affect the performance of the remaining requirements in combating unemployment, providing job opportunities, economic reform, and services.”
Highlights of the Prime Minister’s speech:
Internal control is the first line of defense against corruption, to protect the government institution itself and to ensure the integrity of its work.
12 trillion dinars is the total amount spent on service projects for ministries and governorates during the year 2024.
What has been achieved over the past two years has given citizens hope, confidence in the state, and optimism that the country is on the right track.
Corruption has become like a virus, mutating and adapting itself in light of the measures taken by regulatory authorities.
We have put in place decisive solutions in government work with complete transparency and clarity, and within the framework of the law to combat corruption.
We have made the issue of supporting internal oversight and developing its work a top priority in the procedural cycle within the anti-corruption methodology.
Internal audit levels have been raised to general directorates to ensure full empowerment in their anti-corruption work.
We proceeded to create a legal legislation in accordance with the Constitutional Article (108) to regulate the work of the directorates and enhance their independence in performing tasks.
We supported the recommendations of the first anti-corruption conference, most notably strengthening the work of internal control departments with human resources and competencies.
Periodic evaluation of the performance of senior employees is necessary to ensure the effectiveness and performance of government institutions and prevent corruption.
We have directed to expedite the resolution and completion of reports, complaints and criminal cases, within the legally specified time limits.
We emphasize the follow-up of issues related to public opinion, large amounts of corruption and senior state employees, to impose legal penalties on the convicted.
Emphasizing the need to enhance confidence in accountability procedures, to ensure the achievement of general deterrence.
We emphasize the concerted effort to transform integrity into a social culture that disavows corruption and contains it within society.
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