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Direcția Generală Anticorupție (Anti-Corruption General Directorate, DGA) is an agency subordinated to the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, tasked with preventing and investigating the corruption offenses, the criminal acts and misconduct among the personnel of the Ministry. The Anti-Corruption General Directorate was set up to deal strictly with corruption within the ministry.[1]
Anti-Corruption General Directorate Direcția Generală Anticorupție | |
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Abbreviation | DGA |
Motto | Integrity for credibility |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 2005 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Romania |
Operations jurisdiction | Romania |
Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Bucharest |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Website | |
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The Anti-Corruption General Directorate was established by the Law 161/2005 as the specialized structure for preventing of and fighting against corruption within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI).
The creation of the Anti-Corruption General Directorate was supported by the European Union, with the assistance of experts from Spain and the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
DGA's mission is focused on preventing of and fighting against corruption offenses conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel. Moreover, the Anti-Corruption General Directorate cooperates with public and private organizations with responsibilities in preventing and fighting corruption.
During investigations, the DGA staff are legally required to observe the principles of objectivity, confidentiality and impartiality, as well as the human rights and civic freedoms.
Another objective of the Anti-Corruption General Directorate is anticipating and identifying risk factors and system vulnerabilities in regard to corruption-related offenses.
The Anti-corruption General Directorate has the duty to:
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