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'''Political corruption in''' [[Brunei]] has been fought however it is not fully eradicated, with corrupt officials being called out by Bruneian politicians.<ref>{{cite news |title= Brunei minister highlights scourge of bribery, corruption |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/06/28/minister-highlights-scourge-of-bribery-corruption |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=The Star |agency=The Star}}</ref> |
'''Political corruption in''' [[Brunei]] has been fought however it is not fully eradicated, with corrupt officials being called out by Bruneian politicians.<ref>{{cite news |title= Brunei minister highlights scourge of bribery, corruption |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/06/28/minister-highlights-scourge-of-bribery-corruption |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=The Star |agency=The Star}}</ref> |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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Brunei did not have data in the 2023 [[Corruption Index]] by [[Transparency International]]. However, in the 2020 |
Brunei did not have data in the most recent 2023 [[Corruption Perceptions Index]] by [[Transparency International]]. However, in the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index it scored 60/100 on a scale of 0 (“highly corrupt”) to 100 (“very clean”), ranking it 35th out of the 180 countries surveyed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corruption Perceptions Index 2020: Brunei |url=https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2020/index/brn |access-date=16 April 2024 |website=Transparency.org |language=en}}</ref> The country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated |url=https://www.transparency.org/en/news/how-cpi-scores-are-calculated |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=16 April 2024 |website=Transparency.org|language=en}}</ref> For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 88 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 12 (ranked 180).<ref>{{Cite web |title=CPI 2020: Global highlights |url=https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2020-global-highlights |access-date=16 April 2024 |website=Transparency.org |language=en}}</ref> For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Asia Pacific region{{refn|Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Maldives, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Vietnam |group="Note"}} was 88, the average score was 45 and the lowest score was 18.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CPI 2020: Asia Pacific |url=https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2020-asia-pacific |access-date=16 April 2024 |website=Transparency.org|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Anti-corruption efforts== |
==Anti-corruption efforts== |
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According to the 2023 [[Freedom in the World]] report, conducted by [[Freedom House]] Brunei was given 3/4 in the section stating “Are safeguards against official corruption strong and effective?”.<ref name='freedomhouse2023'>{{cite web |title=Brunei: Freedom in the World |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/brunei/freedom-world/2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref>. |
According to the 2023 [[Freedom in the World]] report, conducted by [[Freedom House]] Brunei was given 3/4 in the section stating “Are safeguards against official corruption strong and effective?”.<ref name='freedomhouse2023'>{{cite web |title=Brunei: Freedom in the World |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/brunei/freedom-world/2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref>. |
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Political corruption in Brunei has been fought however it is not fully eradicated, with corrupt officials being called out by Bruneian politicians.[1]
Overview
Brunei did not have data in the most recent 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International. However, in the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index it scored 60/100 on a scale of 0 (“highly corrupt”) to 100 (“very clean”), ranking it 35th out of the 180 countries surveyed.[2] The country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[3] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 88 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 12 (ranked 180).[4] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Asia Pacific region[Note 1] was 88, the average score was 45 and the lowest score was 18.[5]
Anti-corruption efforts
According to the 2023 Freedom in the World report, conducted by Freedom House Brunei was given 3/4 in the section stating “Are safeguards against official corruption strong and effective?”.[6].
Cases of corruption
In 2020, two former judges were convicted for embezzlement of over millions of dollars from government controlled accounts.[7] [6]
References
- ^ "Brunei minister highlights scourge of bribery, corruption". The Star. The Star. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2020: Brunei". Transparency.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "CPI 2020: Global highlights". Transparency.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "CPI 2020: Asia Pacific". Transparency.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Brunei: Freedom in the World". Freedom House. Freedom House. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ http://thescoop.co/2020/01/15/judges-convicted-of-siphoning-over-15m-from-bankruptcy-office/
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