South Korea - Global - Georgia

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225.000 people participated in South Korean Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC)'s Integrity Assessment. The 2022 public institution comprehensive integrity assessment (CIA) was renewed last year by integrating the existing integrity assessment with the anti-corruption initiative assessment. "The result is the fruit of anti-corruption efforts made by public institutions of various levels and will be a new standard…" says ACRC chairperson.

ACRC: https://www.acrc.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20301000000&bid=62&act=view&list_no=43925

 

[Report] Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Annual Report 2021-2022. The global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF highlights achievements on Beneficial Ownership, Digital Transformation and Migrant Smuggling in its annual report.

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) РGroupe d'action financi̬re (GAFI): https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/Annual-Report-2021-2022.html

 

TI concerned over corruption in Georgia. Transparency International (TI) comments that previous progress in the country has slowed since 2012. The country once held up as an anti-corruption champion in the region, now suffers from state capture of judiciary and law enforcement with a consequent low degree of high-level corruption prosecution and conviction.

TI: https://www.transparency.org/en/press/transparency-international-concerned-over-threats-to-civic-space-and-corruption-in-georgia

 

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