Including Iraq 21 countries sign Makkah Agreement for Cooperation in the Field of Enforcing Anti-Corruption Laws

Baghdad-INA
Twenty-one member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) including Iraq, signed in the Qatari capital, Doha, Makkah Agreement for Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for Cooperation in the Field of Enforcement of Anti-Corruption Laws.
 
A statement by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that "during the second ministerial meeting of anti-corruption law enforcement agencies in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, held in Doha with the participation of 56 countries and a number of regional and international organizations, the Mecca Agreement for Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for Cooperation in the Field of Enforcement of Anti-Corruption Laws was signed."
 
The statement added, "The agreement was signed by the Republic of Iraq, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Sudan, the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Sultanate of Oman, the United Republic of the Comoros, the State of Kuwait, the Lebanese Republic, the State of Libya, Malaysia, the Republic of Niger, the Republic of Yemen, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Guinea, and the Republic of Chad."
 
The first ministerial meeting of anti-corruption law enforcement agencies of the OIC member states adopted the agreement during its meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (December 20-21, 2022).
 
The agreement aims to establish a legal framework to facilitate cooperation between anti-corruption law enforcement authorities in OIC member states, with a particular focus on enhancing communication mechanisms, exchanging information, accelerating investigations and collecting evidence to support criminal justice and ensuring accountability for perpetrators of corruption.