Jordan - a leader in Arab region in combating corruption

Jordan (Amman) - International experts have hailed Jordan as a leader in the region in combating corruption through a legislation package to deter abuse of office in public institutions.

The praise came from a team of anti-corruption experts from the Maldives Islands and Nigeria in addition to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Secretariat, that paid a three-day visit to the Kingdom in implementation of a decision by the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption During a meeting with the President and members of the Anti-Corruption Commission, the team hailed the body's role in creating a world-class legislative environment in the fight against corruption.

During visits to the Judicial Council, the Ministry of Justice, the Public Security Department and the Central Bank of Jordan's Anti-Money Laundering Unit, the team checked first-hand on Jordan's anti-corruption effort, particularly its commitment to the U.N. convention.

Jordanian anti-corruption pundits had joined in an international assessment of Greece's and Indonesia's compliance with the U.N. Convention. (Petra)