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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>THE Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR) has accused the Namibian government of failing to address loopholes in the fishing industry which led to the Fishrot scandal.<\/p>\n

In their recent publication, the IPPR said the government is sitting with idle hands on any improvements after the allegations of the Fishrot fishing quotas fraud and corruption case.<\/p>\n

This case involves 42 criminal charges, which include counts of fraud, bribery, corruption, racketeering, money laundering and tax evasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree years after Fishrot was exposed, nothing has been done to end the secrecy that enabled the corruption scandal to take place,\u201d the IPPR stated.<\/p>\n

The IPPR wants more transparency in the fisheries sector, including publication of all rights, licences, and quota details, inclusive of beneficial ownership information.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, it calls for the urgent amendment of the Marine Resources Act to remove the minister’s discretionary power and introduce transparency measures,\u201d said the IPPR.<\/p>\n

This provision gives the fisheries minister power to allocate fishing quotas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government will follow through on the commitments made in the Harambee Prosperity Plan II and National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan on aligning laws and practices with the standards of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative on transparency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means moving towards open contracting and introducing beneficial ownership registers,\u201d the IPPR said.<\/p>\n

In their recent publication, the IPPR said the government is sitting with idle hands on any improvements after the allegations of the Fishrot fishing quotas fraud and corruption case.<\/p>\n

This case involves 42 criminal charges, which include counts of fraud, bribery, corruption, racketeering, money laundering and tax evasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree years after Fishrot was exposed, nothing has been done to end the secrecy that enabled the corruption scandal to take place,\u201d the IPPR stated.<\/p>\n

The IPPR wants more transparency in the fisheries sector, including publication of all rights, licences, and quota details, inclusive of beneficial ownership information.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, it calls for the urgent amendment of the Marine Resources Act to remove the minister’s discretionary power and introduce transparency measures,\u201d said the IPPR.<\/p>\n

This provision gives the fisheries minister power to allocate fishing quotas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government will follow through on the commitments made in the Harambee Prosperity Plan II and National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan on aligning laws and practices with the standards of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative on transparency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means moving towards open contracting and introducing beneficial ownership registers,\u201d the IPPR said.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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