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2013 has been a landmark year in the fight against corruption in the Sultanate. With a conviction in one of the biggest corruption cases in the Brunei's history - involving Brunei Shell Petroleum, one the largest public bodies in the country - the government intended to make a statement - that even those who occupy the loftiest positions are not exempt from the rule of law. (Read full story here: http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2013/12/09/brunei-steps-fight-corruption)
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Brunei Darussalam was established on February 1, 1982. It was at the Opening of the State Legislative Council on December 12, 1981, where His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam announced the formation of an agency tasked to uphold the integrity of public service and to hold accountable persons who have strayed into corruption to justice.
"I strongly emphasise the need to uphold integrity and trust based on the teaching of Islam, and I in the strongest term prohibit any form of corruption. Insya Allah, I will take firm actions to prevent any form of corruption among officers in my government," said His Majesty in a titah on that day. (Read full story here: |
