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AMAN held a special
TV episode on the United Nations Convention against Corruption which
was broadcasted on most of the local channels of the country.
The guests of the
show were Manar Salem and Jamileh Al-abed from “AMAN”, Naser Al-Rayyes,
a legal consultant from Al-haq organization, Qais Abdul Karim,
parliamentarian in the legislative council, and their host was Majed
Arouri.
Manar Salem talked
about the aspects that the UNCAC concentrates on stating that it is
the document that countries and civil organizations refer to
especially regarding its procedures about corruption.
She also talked
about AMAN’s work regarding this issue and the need to utilize this
document in the Palestinian territories.
As for Jamileh
Al-Abed, she talked about the role of the Palestinian civil society
organizations in handling corruption. She also pointed out the
strengths and weaknesses of civil institutions in this regard.
Al-Rayees however
talked about the valid Palestinian legislations against corruption
and the gaps that these legislations have and the way they reflect
on the role of the Palestinian judiciary system in combating
corruption.
Parliamentarian
Mr. Abdul Karim talked about the role of the legislative council in
this regard and stressed on the importance of having a methodology
to pursue the corrupted people out of the framework of the
legislative council since it is currently not functioning.
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