Anti-Corrupção Comissão
The Comissão Anti-Corrupção CAC ( tetum Komisaun Anti-Korrupsaun KAK , German Anti-Corruption Commission ) is an authority in East Timor to fight corruption . It is based at 8 Rua Sérgio Vieira de Mello in Dili 's Farol district .
task
The CAC is designed to fight corruption through prevention, education and investigation.
structure
The CAC is divided into the following directorates:
- examination
- Prevention (Director until 2017: Abrão José Freitas )
- Education, Campaign and Research
- Executive Secretariat
history
In 2009 the National Parliament of East Timor passed the law creating the CAC (Law 08/2009). The Council of State elected Adérito de Jesus Soares on February 22, 2010 as the first commissioner of the CAC. His two deputies were Manuel Coutinho Bucar Corte-Real and José Samala-Rua Neves . Since December 2010 the staff is complete. The CAC has been investigating allegations against various members of the government and state institutions since February 2011. In addition, the CAC operates programs for corruption prevention, education and public relations.
Justice Minister Lúcia Lobato was sentenced to five years in prison for mismanagement in 2012 as the first member of the government in East Timor’s history . She began her detention in January 2013.
On February 25, 2013, the CAC applied for house arrest for the former Minister of Education, João Câncio Freitas . He is accused of abuse of power and economic participation in a television education program.
Between 2010 and 2013, the CAC determined 27 cases.
Members
| Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Adérito de Jesus Soares | 2010-2014 | |
| Adérito Antonio Pinto Tilman | 2014-2018 | |
| Sérgio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai | since 2019 | Appointed January 15, 2019; Started on January 21, 2019 |
| Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
|
Manuel Coutinho Bucar Corte-Real (for prevention) |
2010-2018 | |
|
José Samala-Rua Neves (for education, campaigns and research) |
2010-2016 | Resignation to in the presidential elections in East Timor in 2017 to compete |
| Rui Pereira dos Santos | since 2016 | |
|
Augosto Castro (for investigation) |
since 2019 | |
|
Luís de Oliveira Sampaio (for prevention and awareness raising) |
since 2019 | |
|
Alexandre Freitas (for supporting collaborations) |
since 2019 |
Web links
- Website of the CAC (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Image of the entrance to the CAC
- ^ CAC: Mission , accessed March 3, 2013
- ↑ CAC: Structure , accessed March 3, 2013
- ↑ Comissão Anti-Corrupção: CAC helps Private Sector Get Involved In The Fight Against Corruption , May 15, 2014 , accessed on September 11, 2017.
- ^ CAC: Profile , accessed March 3, 2013
- ↑ Radio Australia: Former East Timor justice minister receives jail sentence , June 8, 2012 , accessed June 9, 2012
- ↑ Independente: KAK applies house detention to Freitas , February 25, 2013
- ↑ The Dili Weekly: KAK Proud of Investigating 27 Corruption Cases, March 1, 2013 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 10, 2013
- ↑ Tatoli : KAK sei hasoru dezafiu , April 10, 2017 , accessed on May 13, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Prime Minister of East Timor: ENKONTRU PRIMEIRU-MINISTRU TAUR MATAN RUAK HO KOMISÁRIU KOMISSAUN ANTI-KORUPSAUN , August 1, 2019 , accessed on August 1, 2019.
