[보도자료] TI에서 아태지역 반부패 실천계획 환영 성명

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Dear All,
The following press release was issued by TI-Secretariat last week.

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Jana Kotalik
Press Office

PRESS RELEASE

TI welcomes Asian and Pacific governments�new move against corruption

Implementation is the key to the success of the Anti-Corruption Action
Plan endorsed by 17 Asian and Pacific countries, says NGO

Berlin, 10 December 2001 --- Transparency International (TI) �the
leading anti-corruption NGO �with its national chapters in Asia-Pacific
will support the implementation by 17 governments of a new regional
action plan adopted on 30 November in Tokyo. The joint Anti-Corruption
Action Plan for Asia and the Pacific �which focuses on identifying
national priorities for action by governments �was endorsed at the end
of the Third Annual Conference of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific. The Pacific Basin Economic Council
(PBEC)and key donors including the Asian Development Bank and the World
Bank
are also committed to supporting the plan.

It is essential to have a regional dialogue which brings together all
of the key actors concerned with corruption,�said Tunku Abdul Aziz, TI
Vice-Chairman and head of TI-Malaysia. 밫he new plan is a first step in
giving substance to this dialogue.�He continued: 밫I welcomes the
prominent role reserved in the plan for NGOs and the private sector in
raising public awareness and encouraging reform. Civil society has an
important watchdog role to play.�

Under the new action plan, governments will choose two or three
priorities from a comprehensive list of anti-corruption proposals to
meet their particular needs. 밫he plan must be fully implemented by the
countries whose governments have endorsed it,�stressed Tunku Aziz.
Margit van Ham, TI executive director for Asia-Pacific, added: 밒t would
be useful to couple country-specific action plans with a regular
national anti-corruption round table discussion, involving government,
business and civil society and supported by adequate access to

information,�she said. TI also recommends that actions be taken by
countries to reduce the supply side of corruption, including bribery by
their companies abroad. 밫he OECD Anti-Bribery Convention is already a
basis for such reform,�said Tunku Aziz.

In addition to countries determining their own national strategies,
Transparency International recommends identifying priorities for
collective action at a regional level. 밇ffective regional initiatives
might include developing guidelines for access to information, providing
mutual assistance in investigation and anti-corruption enforcement, and
co-operating on the seizure and recovery of the proceeds of corruption
across national borders,�said TI Board Member Peter Rooke.