OAS committee lays out suggestions to fortify DPP in corruption fight

The Organisation of American States (OAS) committee which analysed Guyana’s fight against corruption has made a series of proposals for bolstering the DPP’s office including strengthening the ability of officers to prosecute fraud.

During a visit to Guyana in October last year, the committee which monitors the progress of member countries in implementing the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, met DPP Head Shalimar Ali-Hack and other oversight bodies.

In its report presented in Washington last week, the Committee after considering the input of the Director of Public Prosecutions,