10/12/2022
acpcongo.com
Kinshasa, December 9 th, 2022 (CPA).-The Anti-Corruption Prevention Agency (APLC) is determined to need a special anti-corruption law in order to strengthen the DRC’s legal system, help meet the challenges and protect whistleblowers, witnesses , experts and victims of corruption.
The coordinator of the APLC, Thierry Mbulamoko
“Corruption is a gangrene for democratic regimes. Indeed, it negatively affects public trust and the legitimacy of political power. It reduces the capacity of the state to strengthen the country’s institutions that can support growth and development. To remedy this, strong measures are needed, therefore a special anti-corruption law in order to strengthen the legal system of the DRC, make it possible to meet the challenges and protect whistleblowers, witnesses, experts and victims of corruption”, said in substance the coordinator of the APLC, Thierry Mbulamoko.
He launched the message on Friday on the occasion of the international anti-corruption day, celebrated on December 9 each year. The theme chosen this year is: “Denouncing corruption and defending democratic values”.
“We cannot go to war without a real strategy. This is why the DRC has adopted a national anti-corruption strategy, the overall objective of which is to strengthen integrity and reduce corruption by at least 60% by 2022-2026, and which revolves around three strategic axes: detection, prevention and repression”, declared the coordinator of the APLC.
Thierry Mbulamoko said that the APLC receives denunciations in the form of complaints and referrals, and has innovated by setting up an online denunciation device accessible on
www.aplc.cd. Once processed, the investigations make it possible to gather evidence for transmission of the files to the competent public prosecutor’s offices.
Faced with the challenge raised by these anti-values, he said, the agency has initiated a “Task force” which aims to promote institutional and operational collaboration between public services and bodies working in the fight against corruption. « We wanted to push the reflection further: frameworks for consultation with civil society are implemented to deal with this scourge », insisted Thierry Mbulamoko.
The coordinator of the APLC also welcomed the commitment of the President of the Republic Félix Antoine Tshisekedi who, the day after his accession to the supreme magistracy, revitalized the control institutions and created the Agency for the prevention and fight against corruption (APLC), we recall.
The fight against corruption (APLC) was established by resolution 58/4 of the United Nations General Assembly of October 31, 2003, this day is dedicated on the one hand to raising public awareness of the evils of corruption and on the other hand, to question the public authorities on their roles and responsibilities in the fight against this scourge.
The DRC has experienced several cases of corruption, namely the case of Vital Kamerhe in the 100-day trial sentenced to 20 years in prison before obtaining provisional release and then cleared by the courts.
In the same context, several personalities close to the government were arrested and others dismissed or suspended from their functions.