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The REVISED PROCLAMATION FOR THE EST ABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL ETHICS AND ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION

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WHEREAS, corruption and impropriety are to be checked in order to promote and sustain the development and the democratic process in Ethiopia; and to that end it has become necessary to create a society which shall not condone but rather prepared to effectively combat corruption and impropriety; WHEREAS, it has been deemed necessary to amend the commission's establishment proclamation to make its operation and activities be guided with the principle of transparency and accountability, and carry out its activity with better efficiency; in order to effectively fight corruption and impropriety through investigation, prosecution, and prevention as well as through the promotion of ethical values in the society;

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51 "Public Official" means members of the House of People's Representatives and of the House of the Federation, officials of the Federal Government above ministerial rank, ministers, state ministers, vice ministers, commissioners, vice commissioners, judges of the Federal Supreme Court, members of Regional State Councils, officials of the Regional State above the Regional State bureau heads, Regional State Bureau heads, judges of the Regional State Supreme Court, Council members of the Addis Ababa City Administration and the Dire Dawa Administrative Council, officials of the Administration above Bureau heads, Bureau heads and such other officials of the Federal, Regional, Addis Ababa City Administration and Dire Dawa Administrative Council of equivalent rank. 61 "Public Employee" means all persons, other than those referred to under sub-article 5 hereof, who are appointed, assigned, employed or elected and working in a public office or a public enterprise of the Federal Government, Regional State, Addis Ababa city Administration or Dire Dawa Administrative council. .

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8/ In cooperation with relevant bodies, to facilitate the condition, for the protection of physical and job security of witnesses and whisdeblowers, provide protection of the same in accordance with the law.

To establish and implement, upon approval, procedures and standards for the selection of awards, upon competition, of persons or offices who are successful in fighting and preventing corruption;

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Without limiting the generality stated in SubArticle 1 of this article, the Commissioner shall have powers aild duties:

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A Deputy Commissioner to be appointed by the Prime Minister; and

to exercise the powers and duties of the Commission specified under article 70f this Proclamation;

to employ, administer and dismiss officers of the Commission in accordance with the provisions provided for in this Proclamation and the administrative regulation of the Commission to be issued in line with the basic principles of Civil Service Laws;

to prepare, following the provisions laid down in this proclamation and the general principles of the federal Civil Service Law, and submit the administrative regulation to the Prime Minister and implement upon approval.

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to effect expenditure in accordance with approved budget and work program of the Commission and in accordance with the financial laws;

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to prepare the annual work program and budget of the Commission and submit to the Prime Minister. Implement same upon approval;

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be entitled to benefits provided in the relevant pension law for permanent, total, or partial disability sustained in relation to his duties. Where the officer who has sustained permanent total disability is a temporary officer, he' shaH be entitled to compensation amounting to five times of his annual salary.

receive an amount of compensation to be calculated on the basis of the sum referred to in sub-article 5(d) of this article and proportional to the degree of disability, where he is a temporary officer and the disability he sustained is permanent partial.

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5/ Whosoever refuses to cooperate with the Commission as provided for in sub article 3 or 4 of article 26 of this article shall be punishable with simple imprisonment not less than six months and not exceeding four years; and with fine not less than Birr one thousand and not exceeding Bi!:! five thousand. 6/ Whosoever obstructs or attempts to obstruct the activities of the Commission shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment not less than two years and not exceeding ten years; and with fine not less than Birr five thousand and not exceeding Birr twenty thousand. Where the offence is accompanied by violence, the maximum penalty prescribed in this sub-article shall be imposed. 7) Whosoever publicize, disseminate, distribute without the authorization of the investigator that an investigation of corruption offence is to commence or underway, or about the act of corruption knowing that the case is under investigation, shall be punishable with imprisonment not less than six months and not exceeding four years; and with fine not less than one thousand Birr and not exceeding five thousand Birr. 8) Any public official or public employee who, knowing the commission of a corruption offence in his respective office, fails to inform shall be punishable with simple imprisonment not exceeding five years and with fine not exceeding ten thousand Birr. 9/ Where the offences specified in Sub-Articles 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, of this article are committed by juridical persons, responsible under the penal code, the punishment with a fine shall be five fold.

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This Proclamation shall come into force as of the 2nd day of February, 2005. Done at Addis Ababa, this 2nd day of February, 2005.

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