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Peter Hain: Bring looters to justice with an International Anti-Corruption Court
Delivering a lecture at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Lord Peter Hain urgently calls for an International Criminal Court to address rampant corruption in South Africa, emphasising the moral imperative and the need for accountability in the fight against financial crime.
By Chris Steyn
An International Criminal Court (IACC) needs to be established urgently to bring looters to justice.
The call was made in a lecture at the University of Cape Town (UCT) this evening (Thursday 25 January) by Lord Peter Hain.
Hain is the son of South African born anti-Apartheid activists and himself a former anti-Apartheid leader. He is also a former British Labour Cabinet Minister.
Hain said corruption continued at every level of government in South Africa while there was an absence of political will and insufficient resources for public agencies investigating suspicious procurement practices.
“Over a year ago, President (Cyril) Ramaphosa made a promise in response to the findings of the Zondo Commission, that ‘there will be no place for corrupt people, for criminal networks, for perpetrators of State Capture to hide’. Yet, numerous individuals responsible for various aspects of State Capture continue to sit at senior levels in Ramaphosa’s ANC, including in his Cabinet.”
Noting that most of the corruption in SA was in the area of public procurement,” Hain said: “If we can close the taps in public procurement, we will make a big difference in our fight against corruption.
“We recommended the establishment of a public anti-corruption agency. We see that the Public Procurement Bill of 2023 doesn’t have an institution like that.”
Hain added that a growing number of South African opinion formers was backing an IACC and was striving to garner support from diverse civil society groups, “because of all the countries in the world South Africa should be leading the campaign to establish an IACC”.
He stressed that the establishment of the IACC was “not just a legal necessity, but a moral imperative”.
“And in South Africa to help recover the noble mission of the anti-Apartheid Struggle so badly betrayed by State Capture and corruption.”
SOURCE:Peter Hain: Bring justice with an International Anti-Corruption Court (biznews.com)
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