Concord Times (Freetown)
16 May 2011
Freetown — Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) last Friday presented to President Ernest Bai Koroma the 2010 Anti-Corruption Commission Annual Report at State Lodge in Freetown. Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara also handed over to the president two cheques of six hundred and eleven million, one hundred and forty-one thousand leones (Le611,141,000) and nine thousand four hundred and fifty US dollars ($9,450), being monies recovered from proceeds of corruption.
Mr. Kamara informed President Koroma that within the course of the year in review, the ACC had presented to the government a total of one billion, eight hundred million leones (Le1,800,000,000), despite the fact that the commission was not a revenue generating agency.
He assured the president that the ACC would continue to complement the work of his government by making sure there were enough recovery proceedings. Kamara also informed the head of state that in the course of the last six months, the commission prosecuted 17 new cases in which there were 8 convictions and 2 acquittals.
In his response, President Koroma said he was satisfied with the promptness of the commission. “I am very pleased that the Anti-Corruption Commission has submitted their report which is an indication of the level of efficiency and the speed with which you are doing things within the organization. So let me start by commending you for the timely submission of the report,” commented President Koroma.
He reaffirmed his government’s support to the commission in the fight against corruption, while encouraging them to keep up with the good work.
The Annual Report 2010 examines the convictions, cases acquitted and discharged; recovery details; case reports; systems review in ministries, departments and agencies, service charters, development of Codes of Conducts for local councils; community outreach meetings, general challenges, the way forward, and the Financial Report for 2009.
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