Issuing a press statement on Wednesday, the anti-graft body stated that it was not appropriate to allow a parliamentary committee to interfere with the activities of an independent constitutional body."As an independent body, the CIAA investigates the inappropriate activities and financial irregularities by public office bearers, therefore, it may lead to a conflict of interest if parliamentary committee is permitted to monitor and evaluates the commission's activities," read the statement.
As per the Article 284, the chief and the office bearers of the constitutional body should be responsible and accountable to the federal parliament. A concerned committee of parliament shall monitor and evaluate activities of the constitutional body.
The CIAA's statement states that as the commission submits its annual report to the president, the prime minister and the parliament, it is not necessary to include a separate provision in the constitution which allows a parliamentary committee to evaluate the commission's activities.
Likewise, the CIAA has also stated that the new constitution should allow the anti-graft body to investigate into corruption and other irregularities that take place in the private sector. The existing provisions do not bring the private sector under the CIAA jurisdiction.
The CIAA has been arguing that since a large volume of corruption cases in government bodies may have connection with private banks and other financial institutions, its investigation on government bodies' corruption cases remain incomplete when the CIAA officials cannot probe into the private sector.
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