Fighting corruption the Norwegian experience

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Fighting corruption the Norwegian experience

• Terje Ingstad
• Senior adviser
• Ministry of Justice and the Police

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Norway

• General trust between people and high moral
  standards
• No culture or environment for structural
  corruption
• Independent, fair and truthful police and
  prosecuting authority
• Independent, fair and truthful courts

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Norway (2)

• Independent, fair and truthful supervisory
  authorities
• Independent media
• Transparency and openness within in the society
• The scope of immunities in Norway is very narrow.

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Simultaneously fight (1)

• Create an effective collaboration between the
  police, private sector and public sector in the
  prevention and fight against corruption
• Ensure that the media gets involved and
  scrutinise every aspects of possible corruption

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Simultaneously fight (2)

• Focus on the detriments of corruption create
  awareness, firm attitude and participation in the
  public opinion

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Simultaneously fight (3)

• Identify weak points in the legislation and
  ensure adequate legal framework with regards to
  uncovering, investigation and prosecution of
  corruption.
• Together with an efficient system on confiscation
  of proceeds of crime/corruption

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Simultaneously fight (4)

• Sign and ratify important international
  conventions
• Ensure transparency in the society
• Identify weakness and improve expertise in this
  area within law enforcement
• Implementation of codes of conduct

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PARTNERSHIP AGAINSTCORRUPTION