Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority will host the first ministerial meeting of the anti-corruption law enforcement agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) members.
The meeting will be held in Jeddah on Dec. 20 and 21 to discuss several crucial topics, including the approval of the Makkah al-Mukarramah Convention in the organization’s anti-corruption law enforcement agencies.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation is the second largest international organization after the United Nations, with 57 members.
The convention seeks to achieve several goals, including strengthening cooperation between anti-corruption enforcement agencies through exchanging information and investigating cross-border corruption crimes among anti-corruption law enforcement agencies.
It will also address preventing and investigating corruption, prosecuting the perpetrators, denying safe havens for the corrupt, and recovering proceeds of crimes.
Saudi Arabia is keen to activate its international initiatives aimed at combating corruption by participating with the international community in efforts to protect the integrity and combat corruption, benefit and exchange experiences with other countries and international organizations.
It is done under the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and in line with Vision 2030, which made governance, transparency, accountability, and combating corruption one of its main pillars.
Several heads and representatives of anti-corruption law enforcement agencies in the OIC will participate in the meeting.
The meeting will also include the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, and several experts in protecting the integrity and combating corruption from Saudi Arabia and abroad.
