May 7 (LINA) – The Chairman of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), James N. Verdier, says increased support to the LACC demonstrates government’s commitment to tackle corruption in the country.

He said while there may be challenges of capacity and manpower, recent financial support has helped the commission deliver on its mandate.
 
Verdier made the statement Thursday at the MICAT regular press briefing held in the ministry’s Charles Gbenyon Conference Hall on Capitol Hill in Monrovia.
 
“We believe the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has come to understand the critical needs of LACC, the need to support those needs; and the result that could be achieved if more resources are available to the commission,” he noted.
 
Verdier also praised the “collaborative and professional” working relationship with sister institutions, including the Ministry of Justice, Governance Commission, Public Procurement and Concessions Commission, Internal Audit Agency and Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative.
 
He noted that the mandate and programs of LACC are centered on three cardinal areas, including the administration of the commission, education and prevention as well as enforcement.
 
He disclosed that the LACC has embarked on the development of an Anti-Corruption training manual that will rollout government institutions, educate citizens and the student community on corruption as well as present materials on integrity and accountability.
 
The LACC was established in August 2008 to directly investigate, recommend for prosecution all acts of corruption in all sectors of government as well as the private sector and to institute measures aimed at eradicating this menace and its impact.
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