ACC to reexamine all submitted inquiry, investigation reports
Friday, 30 November 2007
The Anti-corruption Comm-ission (ACC) has decided that all the submitted inquiry and investigation reports on corruption allegations and cases would be reexamined either fully or partially if necessary to make them more objective.
Speaking at the Commi-ssion's regular briefing Thursday, ACC Deputy Director General (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal said if needed supervisory officers would scrutinise the inquiry and investigation reports making spot visits and examine the presented evidence thoroughly, reports UNB.
He said emphasis has specially been given on gathering logical evidence by inquiry and investigation officers in determining the prices of immovable property and construction cost.
Asked whether the decision of reexamination has been taken because of losing some cases in court, Hanif said, "Certainly, there is some logic in your statement. Lessons must be learnt from some places."
Replying to another question, he said this practice would be applicable to all cases.
When reminded that this was not always the standard in cases of those already convicted, Hanif said, "The Commission is taking decision today in light of the past experiences. It will not be right to think that this was not used in the past. It was used before, now it is being made a rule to avoid any confusion."
Responding to a questioner, he said the reexaminations could be done by the inquiry and investigation officers concerned who would be guided by their supervisory officers or these could be done by the supervisory officers themselves.
Asked whether the Commission would be able due to reexamination to hit its target to get certain number of people convicted by 2008, Hanif said, "To get done what we want nothing will be done that harms someone unnecessarily."
Asked whether the Comm-ission has changed its position, he answered in the negative saying the ACC would work against corruption as it is supposed to do.
Speaking at the Commi-ssion's regular briefing Thursday, ACC Deputy Director General (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal said if needed supervisory officers would scrutinise the inquiry and investigation reports making spot visits and examine the presented evidence thoroughly, reports UNB.
He said emphasis has specially been given on gathering logical evidence by inquiry and investigation officers in determining the prices of immovable property and construction cost.
Asked whether the decision of reexamination has been taken because of losing some cases in court, Hanif said, "Certainly, there is some logic in your statement. Lessons must be learnt from some places."
Replying to another question, he said this practice would be applicable to all cases.
When reminded that this was not always the standard in cases of those already convicted, Hanif said, "The Commission is taking decision today in light of the past experiences. It will not be right to think that this was not used in the past. It was used before, now it is being made a rule to avoid any confusion."
Responding to a questioner, he said the reexaminations could be done by the inquiry and investigation officers concerned who would be guided by their supervisory officers or these could be done by the supervisory officers themselves.
Asked whether the Commission would be able due to reexamination to hit its target to get certain number of people convicted by 2008, Hanif said, "To get done what we want nothing will be done that harms someone unnecessarily."
Asked whether the Comm-ission has changed its position, he answered in the negative saying the ACC would work against corruption as it is supposed to do.