Master Training Seminar on Effective Prosecution of Corruption
A workshop organized jointly by Asian Development Bank and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Ghaziabad, India: 11-13 February 2003
The training workshop aims to build capacity within the law enforcement authorities responsible for the prosecution of corruption. It will allow participants to profit from each other's concrete experience as well as to work on a practical level by applying the outcomes of the plenary discussions to concrete cases
At the end of the workshop, participants will have discussed:
- Prosecution standards: general prosecution standards, policies and guidelines, that aim to ensure independence from political and other types of interference, prosecution of persons with strong political and economic influence, e.g. senior public officials or high level executive managers.
- Information sharing and cooperation between law enforcement agencies: relation between prosecution, police services and other enforcement agencies; communication with and referrals from other public administrations, i.e. reporting obligations vs. duty of confidentiality; and different adapted solutions to these issues, such as centralized anti-corruption agency vs. non-centralized system
- Gathering of evidence abroad: elements of bi- and multilateral legal assistance agreements; alternatives such as information sharing agreements and/or the establishment of a network of contacts; handling of assistance requests; and the impact of statute of limitations on proceedings
- better understanding of the importance of clear and concise prosecution standards and guidelines, and increased knowledge of other information and techniques relevant for an effective prosecution of corruption
- improved prosecutorial capacities among law enforcement authorities responsible for the prosecution of corruption and enhanced understanding of the responsibility to and limits of cooperating between different enforcement agencies, and
- increased capacities for requesting legal assistance abroad and handling of such requests, and the establishment of informal contacts between participating law enforcement officials to facilitate their future work on international corruption and bribery cases.
Participation is by invitation only
Participants include senior prosecutorial staff of Asian and Pacific countries
Experts/trainers from ADB and OECD member countries will lead the workshop
- Program
- Papers/Presentations will be posted on the website in due time
ADB-OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific
The Secretariat
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
P.O. Box 789
0980 Manila, Philippines
Jak Jabes
Advisor for Governance
Regional and Sustainable Development Department
Tel: +632 632 5749
Fax: +632 636-2193
Email: jjabes@adb.org
Marilyn B. Pizarro
Consultant
Regional and Sustainable Development Department
Tel: +632 632 5917
Fax: +632 636 2193
Email: mpizarro@adb.org
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
2, rue André Pascal
F-75775 Paris Cedex 16, France
Frederic Wehrle
Co-ordinator, Anti-Corruption Initiatives
Anti-Corruption Division
Directorate for Financial, Fiscal and Enterprise Affairs
Tel: 33 1 45241855
Fax: 33 1 44306307
Email: frederic.wehrle@oecd.org
Gretta Fenner
Project Manager
Anti-Corruption Division
Directorate for Financial, Fiscal and Enterprise Affairs
Tel: 33 1 45247601
Fax: 41 43 3001160
Email: gretta.fenner@oecd.org
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