Till now since its inception in November, 2018, the Anti-Corruption Commission has received more than 13,000 complaints, most of which are land disputes, Soe Tint, a member of the commission told the media after the opening of Anti-Corruption Commission’s Yangon branch on March 16.
“Last year, the commission received more than 10,000 complaints. The number of complaints in 2019 has reached around 3,000. Most of complaints are land seizures and farmland disputes. Some other cases are linked to ministries,” he said.
Land dispute inspection teams are formed in relevant wards, villages, townships, regions and states. They carry out inspections if the cases are associated with corruption. These teams conduct inspections in accordance with the farmland law if the cases have nothing to do with corruption, he added.
The commission receives 30 to 40 complaints a day and 900 complaints a month.
The opening of the Anti-Corruption Commission’s Yangon branch was held on the morning of March 16 at the Golden Valley in Yangon, attended by the Construction Minister Han Zaw, the Anti-Corruption Commission Chair Aung Kyi, Yangon Region Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein, , the Chair of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, the Yangon Region Parliament Speaker and the Yangon Mayor.
