BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 28. Cooperation and
information sharing among countries must be strengthened to
identify and trace proceeds derived from corruption offenses, the
president of Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority
(Nazaha), Mazin bin Ibrahim Al-Kahmous, said at the third
high-level meeting of anti-corruption law enforcement officials
from member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
in Baku, Trend's
correspondent reports from the event.
He noted that Saudi Arabia has implemented a number of measures
to increase transparency and strengthen the fight against
corruption. The Baku meeting serves to reinforce joint efforts in
this area.
“The resolutions adopted reflect the will of member states to
achieve the goals set in this area. I call on member states to
support the draft resolution aimed at strengthening cooperation and
information exchange to identify and trace proceeds of criminal
activity. To this end, joining the GlobE network is of great
importance,” Ibrahim Al-Kahmous emphasized.
Mazin bin Ibrahim Al-Kahmous welcomed the ratification by
several states of the Mecca Convention on Cooperation in the Fight
Against Corruption. He also called on the remaining participating
countries to sign, ratify, and accede to this instrument.
President Nazah thanked the Prosecutor General’s Office of
Azerbaijan, the United Nations, and the OIC General Secretariat for
organizing the seminar on measuring corruption, which took place
the day before. He expressed hope that the seminar would contribute
to efforts to measure and combat corruption, as well as to
strengthening national strategies.
Mazin bin Ibrahim Al-Kahmous thanked Hamad bin Nasser bin Rashid
Al-Misnad, President of Qatar’s Administrative Oversight and
Transparency Authority, for his efforts during Qatar’s chairmanship
of the second ministerial meeting, and congratulated Azerbaijan’s
Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev on Azerbaijan’s assumption of the
chairmanship of the meeting.
He expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijan for its hospitality and
for organizing the meeting at such a high level, as well as to the
OIC General Secretariat for its coordination efforts.
In his remarks, President Nazaha also addressed security issues
and condemned the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including those
targeting holy sites, the airport, and civilian facilities. He
described these attacks as a violation of international law and his
country’s territorial integrity.
“We emphasize Saudi Arabia’s right to defend its territory, its
people, and its residents. The Kingdom will take all measures in
accordance with international law to protect its interests,” he
added.
