THE OECD
Working Group on Bribery recommends South Africa to take more measures
to detect, investigate and prosecute cases of bribery in cross-border
business deals.
The 38-country
OECD Working Group on Bribery, in the context of its regular cycle of reviews,
has just completed a review of South Africa’s enforcement
of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International
Business Transactions and related instruments.
Other main recommendations of the Group are that South Africa are as follows:
+ Raise awareness of the fight against foreign bribery in both the
public and private sector;
+ Boost existing law enforcement resources and training dedicated
to fighting complex economic crimes, including foreign bribery offences, and
enhance coordination among the police and prosecution authorities to combat
foreign bribery more effectively;
+ Ensure that companies engaging in foreign bribery are duly held
liable; and
+ Ensure that Article 5 of the Convention, which prohibits considerations
of national economic interest, relations with another state, and the identity
of individuals or companies when prosecuting foreign bribery, applies effectively
to all investigative and prosecutorial decisions in foreign bribery cases.
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