PM’s Adviser: The government is seeking new, more effective mechanisms to reduce corruption

Baghdad: An advisor to the Prime Minister confirmed that the government is seeking to find new oversight mechanisms to reduce and prevent corruption. Muayyad Al-Saadi, Advisor to the Prime Minister for Oversight and Integrity Affairs, stated in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that, 'Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani's directives to the regulatory agencies, led by the Federal Integrity Commission, have crystallized into the preparation of a national strategy in consultation with the Federal Financial Supervision Office, where there is a process of organizing and evaluating quarterly and yearly for the purpose of avoiding and addressing negatives.' He added, "The Integrity Commission is now embarking on preparing the national strategy in a systematic, practical and objective manner to prevent and reduce corruption practices, after it has made important strides with the national anti-corruption strategy for the years 2021-2024, which has resulted in reducing the practices and phenome na of corruption in government institutions." The Prime Minister's advisor stressed, 'The Integrity Commission, with the participation of regulatory bodies and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau, seeks to find new and effective mechanisms that will reduce and prevent corruption, as well as reduce the phenomena and practices of corruption in all government institutions.' Source: National Iraqi News Agency