A judge jailed over corruption, 3 under probe
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The Anti-Corruption Commission's scrutiny led to the imprisonment of a judge and investigation of three others, according to Than Aung, one of its members.
"We've investigated nine cases so far, while 270 cases which are beyond our authority were transferred to relevant ministries, state and regional governments,” Than Aung said on February 24 during a workshop to review UN convention to combat against corruption.
Low-level government officials are also facing investigation over corruption, he said.
"We've investigated and taken action against some township-level officials. Some of them are penalised in accordance with office rules and regulations as their wrongdoings do not require court trials," he said.
One of the ministries is under scrutiny at present and the inspection team has already submitted a report to the commission.
Out of the 362 wrongdoers who were charged under Civil Service Law Section 53, 69 were transferred to other departments, 18 were given early retirement, one was jailed and the rest are still being investigated, according to a report presented by Tin Naing Thein, union minister from the Presidential Office.
