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| Afghanistan Among Most Corrupt: Poll |
| 2010-12-10 |
| [Tolo News] A poll by the International Transparency published on Thursday found Afghanistan among the most corrupt countries in the world Some 56 percent of people interviewed in the opinion poll said their country had become more corrupt. The poll found political parties as the most corrupt institutions in the world. Around 50 percent of people believed their government was unable to resolve the problem. The other 50 percent are in on the take ... One in four of those who participated in the poll said they had paid a bribe in the past year. Describing police as the most common bribe recipient, the report said 29 percent of bribes went to the police. The poll was conducted based on interviews with 91,000 people in 86 countries of the world. But the Afghan High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption (HOOAC) called the poll inaccurate. Head of the HOOAC, Mohammad Yasin Osmani said a commission comprised of Afghans and foreigners has been formed in all government institutions to investigate corruption. Mr Osmani said: "Corruption in Afghanistan is often related to contracts that are handled by internaional community." The Transparency poll is published as Afghanistan Integrity Watch yesterday told TOLOnews that there has been a 21 percent increase in the Afghan government's budget transparency, raising hope that corruption would reduce. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 More corrupt than Venezuela or Zimbabwe where you just don't take bribes, you steal other people's property and then 'redistribute' it to your cronies and family? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-12-10 07:47 |