Croatian Cabinet Presents Anti-Corruption Measures

New anti-corruption strategy of the Croatian cabinet introduces USKOK judges who will co-operate with the police to root out corruption.

ZAGREB, CROATIA - The Croatian government has stared an anti-corruption campaign “Corruption, this is not me” as part of the anti-corruption strategy which promises a more serious crackdown on corruption.

With new laws being passed, all legal preconditions for fighting corruption have been secured.

Invitation to the citizens

Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic invited all the citizens to actively get involved in the fight against corruption and to report cases of corruption. A website has also been set up, where they can find all the information on how to report corruption cases.

- We admit that there is corruption, but we strive towards rooting it out and invite all the citizens for help. The only way to fight corruption is if we all do it together – Minister Ivan Simonovic said.

He added that the website will publish property cards of all justice employees and all provisions of the Commercial court the next week already, as part of the campaign.

“Corruption fighters”

Specialised judges will be included in the fight against corruption, the so-called USKOK judges (Office for the Prevention of Corruption and Organised Crime), and they will collaborate with the police.

- The police are in the process of forming, the office should be fully functional at the end of June and will include several hundred officials – Tihomir Kralj, chief of the National Police Department for Fighting Organised Crime and Corruption said.