Myanmar celebrates 2021 International Anti-Corruption Day
- Fri, 10 December 2021
The Anti-Corruption Commission held the celebration
of the 2021 International Anti-Corruption Day yesterday morning in Nay Pyi Taw,
and Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General
Min Aung Hlaing sent a video message to address the ceremony. The ceremony was
attended by Chairman U Tin Oo of the Anti-Corruption Commission, the secretary,
members and officials. Union Chief Justice U Htun Htun Oo, Union ministers,
Union auditor-general, chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Council, state/region chief
ministers, the chairman of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission and the
governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, deputy ministers and departmental
officials attended the ceremony virtually. At the ceremony, the video message
of Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General
Min Aung Hlaing was displayed. (The full text of the speech is reported on page
4). Union Chief Justice U Htun Htun Oo said that trust in the judiciary will be
enhanced by establishing a fair judiciary that is impartial, honest and free
from corruption and increasing access to court services and justice and accountability.
Therefore, judges in the judiciary sector must abide by their ethics and
perform their judicial duties without corruption, he continued. He called on
those related to the judiciary, such as litigation bodies, law officers,
lawyers, the media, and the public, including the defendants, to work together
to uphold their ethics and work together in a non-corrupt manner to ensure a
fair judiciary and an effective rule of law. At the ceremony, the chairman of
the Anti-Corruption Commission explained the implementation of anti-corruption
measures. The ceremony was concluded after displaying a video clip
commemorating the International Anti-Corruption Day 2021. — MNA
