Amman, Aug 31 (Petra)
Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Sunday received a copy of the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) 2013 report which highlighted its efforts undertaken in coordination with anti-graft bodies.
The annual report details the Commission's efforts in the areas of awareness about and protection from corruption and the challenges and hindrances it encountered in its work. It also talks about ways to enhance the role of the state's oversight bodies and increase their cooperation with the Commission.
On law enforcement, the report noted that the ACC had dealt with 1,808 complaints and notifications in 2013, of which 1,151 were reserved, while the data and investigation section had dealt with 230 cases, 74 of which were referred to the prosecutor general, including 50 related to the private sector.
It also reserved 75 graft cases, including 50 which lacked evidence or were listed in a general amnesty law.
During 2013, the prosecution had settled 61 of 108 cases and complaints and had retrieved over JD25 million in addition to real estate, ploughing these into the treasury.
Ensour pledged his government's support of the ACC in its efforts to deal firmly with all graft cases regardless of who was involved and to refer them to justice.
© Jordan News Agency - Petra 2014
