TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL PUSHES FOR EGYPT ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORMS

BY KEITH NUTHALL GLOBAL anti-corruption campaigner Transparency International (TI) has called on Egypt's transitional government to reform the country's anti-corruption legislation, ahead of anticipated presidential elections in October or November. The group issued a detailed report saying "in its review of Egyptian legislation the interim government should look carefully at anti-corruption measures". TI called for a comprehensive national anti-corruption strategy; an independent anti-corruption body; new anti-corruption codes of conduct for each ...


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