Political will, public demand key to corruption fight

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and Senior Programme Coordinator of Transparency International Zoe Reiter in discussion after the seminar yesterday. (Photo by Anjuli Persaud)

The political will to fight corruption, a demanding public wanting action and prosecutions of guilty public officials are key for a country to improve its ranking on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), a visiting official of international watchdog Transparency International says.

Zoe Reiter, Senior Programme Coordinator of Transparency International, spoke at a seminar yesterday in recognition of the United Nations’ International Anti-Corruption Day, observed yesterday.

The seminar, which took place