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Forming Effective Alliances

Against Corruption


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Sequence

Introduction

Impact of Corruption on Society

Alliances What, Why, How

Challenges in Pakistan

Case Studies

Role of Youth in Fighting Corruption


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Impedes good governance

Fundamentally distorts public policy

Leads to the misallocation of resources

Harms the public and private sector

development levels

Impact of Corruption


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Impact of Corruption

Reduces competition and efficiency. Also lowers

employment levels

Violates the social and economic rights of the

poor and the vulnerable

Undermines the rule of law

Erodes the moral fabric of society


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Why to Fight Corruption

A majority of regime changes in Pakistan were

publicly justified by the need to fight corruption

Time is of essence

Before corruption becomes a secondary problem

widespread hunger,civil war or disease

Before present liberties like media, right to assemble,

criticize the government are taken away


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Partner in Alliance

Three key pillars:

government

the private sector

civil society

CSOs

Education Sector: Teachers andStudents

Media

What specific contribution each player can make

to overcome corrupt practices.


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Governments Contribution

The government is the supreme authority and it must lead

by example.

To carry the formal responsibility to reform national and

international integrity systems.

Set the framework of legal and economic rules which make

it harder or easier to engage in bribery and extortion.

Reform political systems marred by a lack of transparency

and accountability.


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Civil Societys Contribution

Has to organise drive a systematic campaign for transparency

and accountability

Civil society has to play the roles of critic, cheer-leader,

catalyst and advocate towards government

Mobilise key people and it is needed to reach the hearts and

minds of ordinary citizens.

Raise public awareness

It can constantly remind governments that corruption has to be

fought in the interest of those that can least defend themselves


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What is to be done

No investigations, whistleblowing or vigilante

actions

Work for the reforms leading to transparency andaccountability

Encourage oversight by media and civil society

Public Education

Support governments good initiatives search for consensus and common interests to

enable government, the private sector and civil

society to join hands


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Challenges

Strong credible leadership

Agreement over collective vision and mission

Incentives

Dishonesty within alliance

Funding

Sustainaility


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Role of the Youth

Form groups against corruption physically and

in the cyber-space

Organize anti-corruption workshops,presentations and discussions

Establish linkages with other national and

international organisations Educate citizens on the impacts of corruption


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Corruption of Need

Low Wages Poor ServiceConditions

Inadequate

operational

budget

Uncertain Economic

Conditions

Cultural

bindings


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Why Plea Bargains?

For effective recovery of looted wealth To permanently reduce the large number of cases

Cost benefit analysis of litigation costs versusrecovery

Who moves plea bargaining?

The accused always moves a plea

bargain application


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Does the accused get away after

paying only a part of looted

funds?

No

The amount of all wealth looted by theaccused is determined by the

investigators and only when he agrees

to pay the entire amount of ill gotten

wealth or loss to the public exchequer is

his application considered for

acceptance by the Chairman


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What about convictions?

An accused whose plea bargain is accepted is

deemed to have been convicted and this carries

all the ancillary restrictions of a convict except

imprisonment.

Who finalises plea bargains?

Every plea bargain is finalised in a court of

law and not by NAB

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