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Researcher: Dr. Shahdeen Malik
Corruption is generally considered to be anti-poor
as most corrupt practices concern public works and development
projects, which otherwise would benefit the poor, if
only they were free of corruption. The research aims
to get an insight--- through scrutinizing the case documents
from randomly selected anti-corruption cases and through
interview of selected officials, professionals and the
accused---- into the working of the law, the court and
the Bureau of Anti-Corruption, on the one hand, and
the profile and perils of litigants/ accused in those
cases, on the other. A pattern of the criminal acts
and of the accused is expected to emerge from a better
understanding and analysis of the laws and their application
in court cases. The findings of the research are expected
to provide further input into the ongoing debate and
discussions on corruption and its ramifications and
implications for the poor. The findings may also facilitate
better formulation of the roles and functions of the
proposed anti-corruption commission and the proposed
new anti- corruption law.
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