Anti-corruption and Accountability

Public Ministry 
Through the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR): The Asset Recovery Office, Central Office for Combating Organised and Transnational Crime, the Specialised Criminal Department, the Central Gabinet for the fight against Corruption, and the National Criminal Investigation Service.

Asset Management Institutions
Through the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: the Ministry of Economy and Finance and its Asset Management Office

Civil Society 
Through the Center for Public Integrity (CIP): Civil society organizations or coalitions of organizations at local, national and international level using CIPs work.

Outcome 1: Public Ministry:
Mozambican institutions responsible for combating corruption, money laundering and asset recovery use methods and techniques to combat corruption, investigate and prosecute financial crimes and recover stolen assets effectively.

Outcome 2: Asset management:
Mozambican asset management institutions use effective and transparent methods to preserve, manage and dispose of recovered assets.

Outcome 3: Civil society:
A critical mass of citizens and civil society organisations influence the public and private sectors towards greater transparency and integrity in the management of public affairs taking gender aspects into consideration.

Outcome 4: Improved legal and institutional framework:
Improved effectiveness of the legal framework and institutional structure in the fight against corruption, financial crime and asset recovery.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

• Improved capacity of judicial institutions in terms of combating corruption, money laundering, criminal investigation and asset recovery.
• Improved technical and institutional capacity of the asset management office.
• Periodic analyses and reports on irregularities in the management of public funds including the climate related funds and the impact of corruption on gender equality.
• Training and sensitisation of citizens and civil society at local level on preventing and combating sectorial corruption.
• Legislation on civil confiscation approved, regulated and put into practice.

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

• Creation and operationnalisation of the Asset Recovery and Management Offices, CHF 20 mio. recovered
• Increased capacity of law enforcement agencies to apply the new Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and anti-money laundering legislation.
• Strengthened institutional capacity to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption and financial crime and to recover assets from illicit activities: 1’150 professionals trained.
• Improved cooperation and trust between civil society organisations and judicial institutions involved in preventing and combating corruption.
• Increased public awareness on the dimensions and the impact of corruption in Mozambique.
• Legislation on asset recovery and management, and criminal code & procedures approved by the Governmemt and Parliament.