UAE: Law To Increase Accountability Of Ministers and Senior Officials
- Publish date: Tuesday، 31 August 2021
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The UAE's President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has approved a new decree aimed at increasing the accountability of ministers and senior federal officials.
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The Public Prosecution will receive complaints from members of the community against the senior officials. These will be referred to investigation in coordination with the Cabinet.
.@HHShkMohd: Public Prosecutor can ban any senior official from travel, freeze funds if needed, and senior officials can be dismissed for administrative& financial violations.We are a law-abiding country,the integrity and transparency of our federal government is a top priority.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 31, 2021
The Public Prosecutor can ban any senior official from travel, freeze funds if needed, and senior officials can be dismissed for administrative and financial violations.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce the decree.
وضمن نفس القانون .. يمكن للنائب العام منع سفر أي مسؤول وتجميد أمواله اذا اقتضت الحاجة ويمكن عزله من وظيفته نتيجة مخالفاته الادارية أو المالية .. دولتنا دولة قانون .. والحفاظ على شفافية ونزاهة حكومة الاتحاد أولوية قصوى..
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) August 31, 2021
He said the decree was issued by the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
"We are a law-abiding country. The integrity and transparency of our federal government is a top priority," Sheikh Mohammed tweeted
Yesterday, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued federal law No. 12 of 2021 pertaining to the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI).