Moroccan government to enforce shortly anti-corruption program

The Moroccan government has drawn an anti-corruption policy that it will start enforcing very shortly, Moroccan minister of the government's general affairs, Ahmed Lahlimi told Wednesday the parliament weekly question time.

The government's approach includes updating laws on customs, competition, the allocation to private enterprises of state large-scale projects and a good management charter to upgrade the Moroccan economic performance.

Administrative procedures will also be eased and a committee will be seeing to the respect of ethics in administration, he added. The government will also be helping private investors overcome obstacles and promoting the awareness of the civil society on the need to fight corruption.

The minister said all components of the civil society should join efforts to take legal action against those found guilty of corruption.

In another development, Prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, announced on Tuesday the creation of a cell to follow up all press stories reporting on cases of ill-practices or abuses in administrations. The minister said all ministers whose administration was cited in these cases should undertake an investigation and send explanations to the prime minister's office.