3.19.1
Define
and
institute
an
unambiguous
definition
of
bribery
and
corruption
The
Ministry
of
Justice
and
Attorney
General’s
Department
has
to
date
not
completed
the
definition
for
bribery
and
corruption.
Over
the
last
year
the
Ministry
of
Justice
and
Attorney
General’s
Office
has
continued
to
review
the
laws
in
Ghana
as
it
relates
to
international
anti-‐corruption
conventions
and
it
has
come
out
that
there
are
a
number
of
laws
in
place
to
fight
corruption
and
to
ensure
that
Ghana
complies
with
international
anti-‐corruption
conventions
it
has
signed
on.
However
the
lack
of
a
Freedom
of
Information
law
is
a
limitation.
Some
of
the
laws
are
also
weak
and
need
to
be
strengthened
to
achieve
the
needed
results.
In
addition,
anti-‐corruption
laws
are
limited
to
the
public
sector
and
there
is
the
need
to
include
the
private
sector.
An
Anti-‐Money
Laundering
Bill
was
passed
late
last
year
and
given
accent
by
the
President
in
2008.
The
Financial
Intelligence
Centre
is
yet
to
be
set
up
to
start
the
process
of
full
implementation
of
the
law.
In
the
year
under
review
the
following
anti-‐corruption
laws
have
been
recommended
for
review;
•
Amendment
to
the
Criminal
Code
Act
714
(Denial
of
Bail
for
Narcotics
and
Corruption
related
cases).
•
Section
96
of
the
Criminal
Code
1960,
Article
29
Sub-‐Sections
5-‐7.
The
Criminal
and
Other
Offences
(Procedure)
Act,
2008
•
The
Criminal
and
Other
Offences
(Procedure)
Act,
1960
(Act
30)
is
being
amended
to
provide
for
plea-‐bargaining
in
respect
of
certain
offences.
These
include
offences
related
to
narcotics,
corruption,
bribery
and
other
offences
that
may
be
specified
by
the
Minister
for
Justice
and
Attorney-‐General.
•
The
Road
Traffic
Amendment
Act
2008
•
Amendment
of
the
Economics
and
Organized
crime
bill
to
include
a
review
of
the
Serious
Fraud
Office
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