May De Silva

“At the complaints unit they will review whether the complaint has a corruption element to it, if it’s not a corruption-related matter then the complainant is informed or the case is referred to another authority. If the complaint is genuine and includes corruption then it is referred to the investigation unit which will then carry out further investigation and gather more evidence. Then recommendations can be made to the Attorney General (AG) to inform him of the person to be dealt with and taken to court.”

“After the complaints are logged, the complaints department sifts through each case and once enough information is collected it is then moved to the investigation unit for further information gathering.”

“Those units cover our mandate which is to investigate, detect and prevent corruption. To date we have received 58 complaints.”

“There is a broad range of corrupt practices which can be found in the Anti-Corruption Act 2016 and the cases the ACCS receives are assessed using criteria set up under the Act.”

“Corruption exists in Seychelles, it is real and it is not a perception.”

“I believe corrupt practices would involve acts such as bribery, doing favours for others while not following a transparent process and favouritism in regards to family and friends. Giving an example of corruption, when it comes to employing a family member rather than employing someone per their qualifications.”