Governor appoints 2 to newly formed Anti-Corruption Commission
Posted Wed, Mar 3rd 2010, 19:21(Grand Cayman - CITN) -
The Governor has appointed Sir Peter Allen and Mr. Leonard Ebanks to Cayman's first ever Anti-Corruption Commission.
The new body is responsible for investigating reports of corruption, including attempted offences or conspiracies. It will keep the public informed about possible corruption and will have to help overseas authorities with any of their corruption investigations that involve Cayman.
The commission also includes the police commissioner, complaints commissioner and auditor general.
It has the power to freeze a person's bank account or property for up to 21 days if there is a reasonable cause to believe that person is involved in corruption.
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