User:Limo0006/Administrative Control Authority (Egypt)

The Administrative Control Authority is an independent body affiliated with the President of the Republic. It was established by Law No. 54 of 1964, and has technical, financial and administrative independence.

The authority aims to prevent and combat corruption in all its forms and to take the necessary measures to prevent it, to ensure the proper performance of the public function, and to preserve public money and other state-owned funds.

Specialties of Administrative Control Authority

 * Examining and investigating the causes of the shortfalls of work and production and propose ways to avoid them.
 * Detection of the flaws of administrative, technical and financial systems that hinder the regular functioning of public agencies and propose ways to avoid them.
 * Monitoring the implementation of laws and ensuring that the applicable decrees, regulations and by-laws are adequate for their purpose.
 * Detection of administrative, financial and technical violations committed by the employees in the course of performing their duties or resulting thereof.
 * Uncover and detection of criminal offences committed by non-employees, which aim at harming the safety of the performance of the duties of the job or the public service.
 * Examining complaints filed by citizens about violation of laws or negligence in performing the duties of the job and their proposals for insights or recommendations with the aim of improving services, streamlining workflow and speed of completion.
 * Examining and study of the complaints or reportages published by the press addressing aspects of negligence, recklessness, mismanagement or exploitation, as well as the news about these aspects published by various media.
 * Providing the Prime Minister, ministers and governors with any data, information or studies they request.


 * Uncover and detection of crimes aimed at obtaining or attempting to obtain any profit or benefit by impersonating a civil servant, holder of a public office at civil agency or the name of a civil agency provided for by article (4) of this Law.
 * Crimes related to the regulation of foreign exchange transactions provided for under the Central Bank, Banking and Monetary Law No. 194 of 2020 in accordance with its provisions.
 * Crimes provided for under Law 5 of 2010 on the regulation of human organ transplantation.
 * Crimes provided for under Law No. 64 of 2010 on combating human trafficking.
 * Developing and monitoring the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy in partnership with other relevant bodies and agencies in Egypt.
 * Cooperation, coordination and exchange of expertise, documents and information with the state's regulatory bodies and agencies and other anti-corruption agencies around the world.
 * Spreading the values of integrity and transparency and working to raise community awareness of the dangers of corruption and ways of cooperation to prevent and combat it. in so doing, the ACA collaborates with all concerned agencies and civil society organizations.
 * Follow up on the results of international, regional and local indicators for prevention and combating corruption and making the necessary recommendations to avoid any negative impacts resulting from these indicators and monitoring implementation periodically and evaluating the performance of those responsible for implementation.

Scope of Competences

 * The government administrative body and its branches.
 * Public agencies and their affiliates.
 * Public sector and its subsidiaries.
 * Public and private associations and private sector agencies that engage in public work.
 * All agencies to which the state contributes in any way.

Crimes of inherent jurisdiction of the Administrative Control Authority

 * Crimes of aggression against public funds:


 * 1) Embezzlement.
 * 2) Taking over and facilitating the takeover of public money.
 * 3) Profiteering.
 * 4) Harm to public money, whether intentional or by negligence.
 * 5) Fraud in supply contracts.


 * Crimes of Exploiting public office


 * 1) Bribery
 * 2) Exploiting influence


 * Crimes of counterfeiting of official documents.
 * Illicit gains crimes.
 * Imprisoning a civil servant or a holder of senior management position to obtain or attempt to obtain any profit or benefit.
 * Crimes relating to the regulation of foreign exchange transactions.
 * Crimes provided for under Law 5 of 2010 on the regulation of human organ transplantation.
 * Crimes provided for under Law No. 64 of 2010 on combating human trafficking.

Crimes that are detected in coordination with some agencies

 * Tax evasion.
 * Customs evasion.
 * Money-laundering offences.
 * Commercial fraud.
 * Public health crimes

National Strategy
The National Subcommittee against Corruption has completed the basic components of the National Anti-Corruption Strategic Plan. The time plan, the time frame, for implementation was finalized after most international anti-corruption experiments were reviewed and considered by the Subcommittee to build upon in the preparation of the basic components of the national anti-corruption strategic plan. The strategy was launched on 9/12/2014 on the International Anti-Corruption Day under the auspices of the Egyptian President, Prime Minister in his capacity as Chairman of the National Coordinating Committee against Corruption, co-implementers and some international organizations at the headquarters of the Administrative Control Authority.

International Conventions
International conventions on preventing and combating corruption


 * United Nations Convention Against Corruption
 * Legislative Guide for the United Nations Convention Against Corruption
 * Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
 * United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its supplementary Protocols
 * Arab Anti-Corruption Convention
 * FATF Convention (Money Laundering)
 * Middle East and North Africa Conventional against Corruption

International Cooperation
Since its inception, the Administrative Control Authority has been concerned with keeping pace with the latest global and international developments in all areas of preventing and combating corruption, raising awareness of the risks and negative impact of corruption on society, the national economy and comprehensive development. The Department of International Cooperation is responsible for communicating and coordinating with foreign entities cooperating with the ACA and following up on international conventions and treaties, including


 * United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
 * United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC).
 * Arab Anti-Corruption Convention.
 * African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
 * Arab Network for Promotion of Integrity, Transparency and Combating Corruption.

The ACA signed several protocols for cooperation and exchange of experiences with many counterpart agencies in the Arab and foreign countries as follows:

The National Anti-Corruption Academy
The Arab Republic of Egypt seeks to confront corruption in all its forms and manifestations, as it poses a challenge to the development efforts in the country. Government, the private sector, citizens and international cadres, as well as conducting research and studies on the causes and effects of corruption and ways to confront and prevent it

Vision
The National Anti-Corruption Academy of the Administrative Control Authority shall become the main reference for education and training in science, knowledge and skills related to preventing and combating corruption, in addition to other related areas at the national, regional and global levels.

Mission
Providing outstanding cognitive, educational and training services to the Egyptian, regional and international community in preventing and combating corruption in addition to related areas with the highest quality and modernity using the state-of-the-art education and training methodologies using modern technologies, to reach an integrated and advanced training system.

General principles

 * Giving role models and examples to those who deal with the academy through its members and employees.
 * The Academy is a living system that interacts with the surrounding events and variables to serve its goals and maximize the use of its services
 * Motivating positivity and initiative.
 * Continuous evaluation and measurement is the basis of work, progress and development.
 * Support and motivate teamwork.
 * Respecting religions, customs and cultures.
 * Belief that personal goals are achieved by achieving corporate and public goals.
 * Continuous support, advertising and dissemination of success stories.

Authority Law and its Amendments

 * Law No. 54 of 1964
 * Law No. 71 of 1969
 * Law No. 46 of 1975
 * Law No. 32 of 1977
 * Law No. 110 of 1982
 * Law No. 112 of 1983
 * Law No. 207 of 2017

Chairmen of the ACA

 * Hassan AbdelShafy Ahmad AbdelGhani (2020 until now).
 * Sherif Seif El-Din Hussein (2018 - 2020).
 * Mohammad Irfan Jamal al-Din (2015 - 2018).
 * Mohamed Omar Wahbe Heba (2012 - 2015).
 * Mohamed Ahmed Farid Al-Tuhamy (2004 - 2012).
 * Hitler Ahmad Al-Tantawi Ghoneim (1996 - 2004).
 * Ahmad Mahmoud AbdelRahman Salem (1989 - 1996).
 * Mahmoud Hassan Ahmad Abdullah (1982 - 1989).
 * Mahmoud Abdel-Khaleq Shawky (1978 - 1980).
 * Kamal Mohammad AlGhorr (1963 - 1978).
 * Mohamed Fathi AbdelSalam (1959 - 1963).