A draft witness protection bill is in the offing to support the country’s effort at fighting corruption.
A witness protection regime is one of the key initiatives under the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), which is the integrated national plan in the fight against corruption.
The Acting Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Richard Quayson, in an interview with the Daily Graphic, said a witness protection legislation would give impetus to the effort at fighting corruption.
He said already, heads of key accountability institutions in the country had met to discuss the bill, as well as the implementation of the NACAP and had issued a communique emphasising their commitment to the fight against corruption.
The institutions included the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI), the Audit Service, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), CHRAJ, and representatives from the Office of the President.
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