Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has concluded a total of 251 cases in the second quarter of 2017.
ACC’s statistical data revealed that within the first six months of 2017, the commission has concluded a total 550 cases. Amongst these cases, 251 cases were completed in the second quarter of 2017. During the same period in 2016, a total of 192 cases were concluded respectively. This indicates a 30.73% increase in the number of cases concluded in the second quarter of 2017.
From the total cases concluded, 1 case was concluded to send to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) in the second quarter of 2017, while this number stand at 3 in the year 2016 respectively.
Based on the cases registered at the commission, some cases are dismissed due to insufficient evidence and information. Likewise, a total of 250 cases were dismissed whereas, in 2016 a total of 189 cases were dismissed respectively.
Furthermore, during the second quarter of 2017, 65 recommendations were provided to 58 government institutions, while in the same period of 2016, the number of recommendations provided to government institutions stood at 36.