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Preventing cross-border bribery within the ASEAN Economic Community – Information Sharing

AIM

• Introduction to the practical aspects of intelligence and

information sharing through formal (bilateral Mutual Legal Assistance agreements and international government organisations) and informal (police-to- police cooperation) mechanism in support of corruption prevention and detection.

• The aim of this session is to encourage you to share

information and intelligence on corrruption across and between sectors.

Detecting corruption

• The victims of corruption are the government and the

citizens;

• In most cases the victims are never aware of the offending;
• Often when the government is made aware of the
• ffending, the recipient of the bribes is in a position to

prevent or frustrate any potential investigation;

• The vast majority of contracts facilitated through foreign

corruption are legitimate contracts.; and

• When a bribe is paid from one entity to another there may

be no indicators of foreign bribery for local authorities to detect.

Detecting corruption

• The Media;
• Self reporting; and
• Whistleblowing.

Public/ Private Sector Cooperation

Domestic challanges to information sharing

• When it comes to sharing intelligence and information
• n corruption domesticaly or across the region there

are no shortage of challanges.

• Many ASEAN member states experience problems

coordinating the various roles of state and sub-state enforcement stakeholders.

• One possible approach to resolving this challenge is the

establishment of national level multi-department taskforces.

Bi and Multilateral Intelligence and Information Sharing

• Mutual Legal Assistance;
• Police-to-Police Cooperation;
• Offshore financial centres.

Conclusion

‘share early, share often, share all’