Tripoli_ The National Anti-Corruption authority in Libya seeks to cooperate with civil societies in the country as it tries to make its voice heard amid what some observers claim as a widespread disregard of the rule of law and a weak or nonexistent checks and balances in the political system.
The Libyan news agency, LANA, reported Tuesday that the legal representative of the National Anti-Corruption Authority, Omar Aboubaker Omar, discussed with the head of the Civil Society Commission the ways and means of forging a cooperation to enhance the role of civil society organizations in spreading the culture of transparency and combating corruption.
The meeting, attended by the head of the Committee for Support of Civil Society Organizations, reviewed the proposals that aimed at strengthening the standards of NGOs in Libya.
A draft of Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the National Anti-Corruption authority and the Civil Society Commission was also discussed.
It is worth noting that there exists two anti-corruption authorities in Libya carrying the same title. One represents the Parliament-recognized government in the east and the other is affiliated with the Governed of National Unity in Tripoli. The former is headed by Mr. Ejjdayed Maatoq Ejjdayed and is headquartered in Sebha city in the south of the country.
Libya’s institutions, however, remain disintegrated and efforts to unify them have not been successful so far, especially as with the prospects of holding general elections seem to be continuing to face major obstacles.