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Cambodian parliament chief urges citizens to join fight against corruption

Xinhua, May 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

President of the Cambodia's National Assembly Heng Samrin on Tuesday called on Cambodian people to actively join the fight against corruption, which is a major obstacle to socio-economic development.

Speaking at a workshop on the understanding of Anti-Corruption Law and law enforcement, Samrin recommended the country's Anti- Corruption Unit (ACU) to continue educating people, particularly youths, about the Anti-Corruption Law and consequences and negative impact of corruption.

"I'd like to appeal to and encourage people to actively participate in anti-corruption activities -- to be brave to file complaints and condemn anyone who commits corruption," he said during the opening ceremony of the workshop, attended by about 300 people who are lawmakers, government officials, foreign diplomats, development partners, and civil society representatives.

He said the workshop provided an opportunity for the participants to understand the progress of the enforcement of the Anti-Corruption Law and to exchange views and experiences in preventing and eliminating corruption in the country.

"The National Assembly and the Senate have played an important role in fighting against corruption through making laws and monitoring law enforcement," he said.

The Southeast Asian nation promulgated the Anti-Corruption Law on April 17, 2010. The ACU was launched in the same year.

ACU's Chairman Om Yintieng said his agency has received about 1, 000 complaints a year, and has investigated a number of corruption cases and brought many corrupt officials to the court of law for legal punishment.

He said besides the crackdown on corrupt cases, the ACU has been working to educate young generations to avoid committing corruption.

"We have included an anti-corruption subject in the high school curriculum -- the first-ever in our history," he said. "Some 70, 000 text books and teacher books have been published and will be used to teach students later this year."

According to the Cambodian law, a corrupt official, if found guilty, will be jailed between 5 and 15 years. Endi