Mozambique: CIP calls on electoral bodies to act with impartiality
DW (File photo) / President Filipe Nyusi
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi warned on Friday that corruption persists in “practically all sectors of governmental power” and called on the people involved to “liberate Mozambique from this evil”.
“Unfortunately, this type of crime still persists in our country across practically all sectors of government, in both the public and private sectors, compromising social and human relations,” said Nyusi, speaking at an officer graduation ceremony at the Military Academy Marechal Samora Machel , In Nampula.
To mark International Anti-Corruption Day, the head of state issued an appeal “to the corruptors and corrupted, conniving and irresponsible people who take instructions from the mentors of corruption, to free Mozambique from this evil”.
At an anti-corruption event in Maputo, director of the Central Office for Combating Corruption (GCCC) Ana Gemo noted that corruption takes place at multiple levels in society, from traffic police who will forgive fines for money to the participation of high public office holders in business for the sake of cars and luxury houses at home or abroad, both alike “injuring the state”.
Gemo also said that the fight against corruption is limited by current legislation, which she considers outdated and in need of revision.
At the same event, Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario said that the fight against corruption was a priority for the government and that in this context an action plan for public administration reform, “an instrument for good governance and a culture of accountability”, had been approved.
According to Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, corruption poses a threat and has a “negative impact on the provision of public services and the business environment in the country”.
GCCC data shows that 147 people were arrested in 2016 for corruption and embezzlement, more than double the previous year.
In Mozambique, 2016 was marked by the scandal of undisclosed debts guaranteed by the Government between 2013 and 2014 in favour of state-owned companies, which led the country’s main donors to suspend payments.
The Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into the Mozambican Tuna Company (Ematum), Mozambique Asset Management (MAM) and Proindicus, the state-owned companies that have benefited from loans of more than two billion dollars, “in order to establish if criminal offenses were committed”, while at the same time an international audit of the loans has been initiated.
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