Monday, October 30, 2006
Press Release
The Forum issued the third report about Corruption in Egypt
Corruption in Localities … Defects in the Bases of Democracy
The Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue (DHR) issued its third report about Corruption in Egypt titled "Corruption in Localities … Defects in the Bases of Democracy" on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. Before thus time, the DHR had issued two other reports about corruption in Health sector and the other one on corruption in pre- collegiate educational institutions. This third report consists of 40 pages, focuses on monitoring and documenting the cases of corruption in localities sector in Egypt in 16 governorates (Cairo - Giza - Qaliobia - Alexandria - Suez - Port Said - Ismailia - Menia - Asuiot - Bani Swif - Monofia - Sharkia - Gharbia - Dakahlia - Kafr Al Sheikh - Domitta), as the following:
The number of cases and defalcated amounts of money in different sectors:
| Number of Cases |
Total Amount of Money |
Sector |
No. |
| 69 |
2,245,772 |
Local Units |
1 |
| 16 |
1,013,000 |
Housing |
2 |
| 3 |
240,000 |
Water |
3 |
| 2 |
89,000 |
Local Councils |
4 |
| 91 |
3,587,772 |
Total |
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Wasted amounts of money in different sectors "Wastage of Public Money":
| Total Amount in Each Sector |
The Sector |
No. |
| 431,419,494 |
Local Units |
1 |
| 25,013,747 |
Housing |
2 |
| 38,000,000 |
Endowments |
3 |
| 8,997,858 |
Roads |
4 |
| 70,000,000 |
sewage system |
5 |
| 582,000 |
Youth |
6 |
| 24,000 |
Watering |
7 |
| 574,038,000 |
Total |
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Classifying public officials who commit corruption crimes in localities:
| Lower Officials |
Higher Officials |
| 89 |
186 |
| Total: 275 officials |
Gender calcification for officials:
| Number of Female Officials |
Number of Male Officials |
| 8 |
267 |
| Total: 275 |
Total amounts of bribery in governorates:
| Amount of Money |
Governorate |
No. |
| 1,606,400 |
Cairo |
1 |
| 1,164,392 |
Giza |
2 |
| 1500 |
Qaliobia |
3 |
| 372,000 |
Alexandria |
4 |
| 410,000 |
Suez |
5 |
| 885,000 |
Port Said |
6 |
| - |
Ismailia |
7 |
| 2967 |
Menia |
8 |
| 40,643 |
Asuiot |
9 |
| - |
Bani Swif |
10 |
| 143,000 |
Monofia |
11 |
| 32,470 |
Sharkia |
12 |
| 300,000 |
Gharbia |
13 |
| 609,000 |
Dakahlia |
14 |
| 176,600 |
Kafr Al Sheikh |
15 |
| 184,000 |
Domitta |
16 |
| 6,152,616 |
Total |
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The report concluded to a number of recommendations, as the following:
The importance of supporting decentralization in governorates and seeking to get rid of the weak relationship between local administrations and citizens, which leads to have irresponsive citizens towards reform and modernization in Egypt.
The report mentioned to the importance of activating oversight bodies in the state to conduct intensive investigations about officials, who occupy positions related to public interests, to ban fulmination of corruption. Moreover, the report calls for releasing the right of information's circulation as well as the initiative of the right of citizens to report about corruption cases and providing them full protection.
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