MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) urged Southeast Asian countries to pay more attention to the protection of witnesses and other persons when fighting corruption in the region.
In a report released in March, the UNODC noted that while many Southeast Asian countries have laws to ensure the protection of such individuals, the “comprehensive and complete implementation” of Article 32 of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) “has proved to be challenging.”
Article 32 of UNCAC mandates each state-party to provide effective protection for witnesses, their relatives and persons close to them from retaliation or intimidation. UNCAC binds states to implement anti-corruption efforts….More