{"id":5561,"date":"2018-04-04T19:05:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T02:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/?p=5561"},"modified":"2018-04-05T10:30:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T17:30:49","slug":"%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b3-anti-corruption-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mongolia\/2018\/%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b3-anti-corruption-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"A Primer on \u0410\u0422\u0413 – the Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) of Mongolia"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Mendee Jargalsaikhan & Julian Dierkes<\/em><\/p>\n

“\u0410\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0439 \u0422\u044d\u043c\u0446\u044d\u0445 \u0413\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0440” (\u0410\u0422\u0413) or Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) of Mongolia<\/a> has been all over the media – some describe it as ‘useless’, ‘politicized’, some compare with the ‘\u0414\u043e \u042f\u0430\u043c’ (Mongolian equivalent to KGB) of 1930s, and others wish for the best in the\u00a0\u0410\u0422\u0413’s fight against the corruption.<\/p>\n

Directors of the\u00a0\u0410\u0422\u0413<\/h2>\n

The Anti-Corruption Agency became a functional organization in 2007 under the Law of Mongolia on Anti-Corruption (2006) and has evolved to be a central law enforcement institution. \u00a0The first head (lawyer) suspiciously passed away, the second (police) was prosecuted for misuse of authority, the third (police\/intelligence) requested early retirement just before the parliamentary election in 2016. Now, the current head (police) is walking on a tightrope. \u00a0The appointment procedure of head and deputy head have been clear and logical in the law. \u00a0The president nominates, parliament approves for a 6-year term avoiding the politicization due to presidential and parliamentary elections. \u00a0Three main criteria for the job are: (1) a lawyer by profession, (2) 10-15 yrs of prior government service experience, and (3) no political appointment for the 5 years prior to the appointment (Law on Anti-Corruption). \u00a0Senior officials of the Ministry of Justice, Police, and\/or General Intelligence Agency usually meet these criteria and all past heads and deputy heads came from these judicial and law enforcement organizations.<\/p>\n

Staffing and Areas of Focus<\/h2>\n
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Your principal bloggers, Mendee & Julian, looking very inquisitive in front of the entrance to Mongolia’s General Intelligence Agency<\/p><\/div>\n

Similar patterns of recruitment are observed for staff positions at the IAAC. Despite standard professional criteria for recruitment, the most important requirement for the staff recruits is ‘no record of being investigated for corruption with disciplinary, administrative and criminal records’ (Law on Anti-Corruption<\/a>). All staff must take an oath to combat corruption while receiving slightly more privileges and support from other law enforcement agency and public servants. The oath of the IAAC personnel, as stated in the Law on Anti-Corruption<\/a>, “I, servant of the Anti-Corruption Agency, independent from any undue influence, swear to honestly combat corruption and will be guided solely by the law. \u00a0Should I break this oath, I shall be punished under the law.”<\/p>\n

According to the IAAC statement<\/a>, IAAC employees are paid 50 percent lower than judges and 1.5 percent lower than prosecutors. \u00a0If one follows parliamentary sessions and interviews of the IAAC heads, the organization is significantly under-staffed to conduct four sets of activities:<\/p>\n

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  • to increase anti-corruption public awareness and education and corruption prevention work (requiring nation-wide engagement on public awareness and education; just imagine driving around 21 provinces)<\/li>\n
  • to accept and analyze the submission of assets and income declarations of hundreds of political officials (ranging from members of parliament to all senior officials to senior public servants to 21 governors, city mayor, and local council heads)<\/li>\n
  • to investigate corruption cases (including all complaints that have been made through the IAAC hotlines or delivered personally)<\/li>\n
  • to do research (for example, regular surveys on corruption perception in political and law enforcement agencies and integrity level of government organizations and youth integrity surveys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    \u2014 \u0410\u0422\u0413 (@NOcorruptionMGL) March 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n