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Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission

The Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC) is a commission headquartered in Addis Ababa by the Government of Ethiopia.

Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Ethiopia
Employees282
Agency executive
  • Samuel Urkato
Websitehttps://www.feacc.gov.et/

Duty

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FEACC is responsible for controlling Ethiopia's corruption problems and making the country less corrupt and more lawful. The Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is accountable to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia.[1][2][3][4]

Authority

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Under Proclamation No. 1236-2020 the Federal Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission is charged with "it has become necessary to prevent corruption and impropriety and to create a society of good ethical values and moral which shall not condone but rather prepared to resolutely combat corruption; in order to arid, sustain the development, peace and democratic process in our country."[5] The Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has had the authority to press charges to individuals and has had brought charges to high-ranking government officials to high courts and businessmen in 2013. But later the role of prosecuting and investigation went to the Federal Police Commission and the Ministry of Justice.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Powers

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Federal Ethics Press Release

The FEACC has the powers to register assets and has had to disclose the names of government officials to denied registering their assets to the FEACC. The FEACC under No.668/2010 has the authority to demand anyone including the President and Prime Minister of the country to register their assets to the FEACC and coming to their headquarters to do so.[12][13]

Structure

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The Federal Ethics Commission is "The Commission is comprised of various Directorates and three Services. The Directorates are:

  • Public and International Relations
  • Ethics Liaison and Corruption Prevention
  • Ethics building and Public Participation Coordination
  • Training Study and Research
  • Asset Disclosure and Registration
  • Anti-Corruption legal Advice
  • Implementation and Experience Formulation
  • Regional Affairs Coordination
  • Change Management and Capacity Building
  • Plan and Budget Administration
  • Human Resource Administration
  • Procurement
  • Finance and Property Administration
  • Information Communication Technology
  • Internal Audit
  • Women and Children Affairs and General Services

The Commissioner’s Office and the Deputy Commissioner’s Office are also part of the Organizational set-up. The Commission currently has 282 staff members (164 male and 118 female)."[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Federal Ethics and Antio-Corruption Commission". Anti-Corruption Authorities. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  2. ↑ "FEDERAL ETHICS AND ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION". D&B Business Directory.
  3. ↑ "Ethiopia_Anti Corruption Commission" (PDF). publicofficialsfinancialdisclosure. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  4. ↑ "List Of Federal Institutions Disclosed". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ Yohannes, Abrham (April 3, 2021). "Proclamation No. 1236-2020 Revised Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Proclamation". ETHIOPIAN LEGAL BRIEF. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Commission files corruption charges on Melaku Fenta et al". Walta. August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission: A Critical Assessment, pg 215". University of Western Cape. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  8. ↑ "FEDERAL HIGH COURT PASSED DECISIONS ON THE CORRUPTION CASE OF MAJOR BUSINESSMEN". addisbiz.com. August 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "(PDF) The Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission: A Critical Assessment". Academia.
  10. ↑ "House Examines, Approves Five Draft Proclamations". Fanabc. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Ethiopian bankers charged with graft". BBC News. January 9, 2002. Retrieved January 9, 2002.
  12. ↑ "Anti-Corruption Commission To Unveil Officials Refusing Assets Registration". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  13. ↑ Abiye, Yonas (May 30, 2020). "Commission sets deadline for President, PM et.al to have their wealth registered". The Reporter Ethiopia. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Organizational Structure". FEAC. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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