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Viewing cable 06ADDISABABA2270, ETHIOPIA: ANTI-CORRUPTION MINISTER TALKS ABOUT

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06ADDISABABA2270 2006-08-17 08:57 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Addis Ababa
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UNCLAS ADDIS ABABA 002270 
 
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TAGS: PREL PHUM PGOV CASC ET
SUBJECT:  ETHIOPIA:  ANTI-CORRUPTION MINISTER TALKS ABOUT 
AMCIT PRISONER, WORK OF THE COMMISSION 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: Ali Suleiman, the Minister for the Federal 
Anti Corruption and Ethics Commission told the Charge and 
Cons chief August 10 that the Alazar Dessie case, which 
falls within his jurisdiction, may finally be concluded in 
January.  He also discussed the Commission's priorities: 
education against corruption, promotion of ethics in public 
offices, and vigilance over public enterprise conduct.  End 
Summary. 
 
2. (SBU) Mr. Alazar Dessie is the only American prisoner in 
Ethiopia.  He was charged with violation of corruption 
statutes based on alleged questionable loans when he was a 
consultant to the government-owned Commercial Bank of 
Ethiopia (CBE).  The proceedings against him began in 2001. 
While the consular section regularly meets with Mr. Dessie, 
the length of the proceeding has caused some concern, and 
resulted in high level visits to Mr. Dessie, most recently 
from Congressman Payne. 
 
3. (SBU) The Minister appeared somewhat uncomfortable 
talking about the Dessie case, and noted that the case 
predated his arrival, beginning at around the time the 
Commission was established.  In brief, his version of the 
case was that loan procedures were violated and many corrupt 
people defaulted on improperly authorized loans.  These 
corrupt individuals absconded with the money to the United 
States, where they have been untouchable, as no extradition 
treaty exists between the two countries. 
 
4. (SBU) According to Minister Ali, the prosecution rested 
its case against Dessie, and the defense will now present 
its evidence when the court returns from its summer recess 
in October.  While there are some government witnesses, the 
bulk of the prosecution's case rests on documentary 
evidence.  The case, Minister Ali said, was a matter "beyond 
his control," and now in the hands of the courts, though he 
surmised that there may be an outcome as early as January. 
As the Minister explained, he is not as concerned about the 
outcome as he is about the court's interpretation of law. 
Minister Ali suggested that even if the prosecution loses 
the case, he will not necessarily appeal the decision if the 
court's interpretation does not set bad precedent. 
 
5. (SBU) When asked about the Commission's other activities, 
the Minister launched into a lengthy explanation about the 
Commission's work.  Federal institutions and the public 
enterprises are within the Commission's limited 
jurisdiction.  The Commission's staff consists of 
approximately 200 employees, though there is talk of 
expanded jurisdiction to include NGO's.  The Minister 
explained that there is great disappointment with NGOs 
because of how money is spent and what he called 
discriminatory hiring practices.  (Comment: An expansion of 
the Commission's mandate along these lines would raise 
concerns about politically motivated harassment of NGOs. 
End Comment) 
 
6. (SBU) Minister Ali portrayed the institution as a young 
organization with several priorities: to educate and to 
police the public offices and enterprises.  As part of the 
education component, there is a nationwide media campaign to 
fight corruption by promoting ethics through school clubs 
and in school curricula.  As part of the policing effort, 
there are now ethics officers in each public office that can 
accept complaints.  The Minister noted that placing 
officials in the public offices has been difficult, as there 
is resistance to their presence.  Some officers even need 
protection.  The Commission concentrates on mid-level 
officials, since the higher officials often have their own 
money and they leave public service to become investors. 
Minister Ali did not provide an explanation of how those 
higher officials generated their initial capital. 
 
7. (SBU) The procedures to develop a case begin with the 
investigatory branch.  When the investigators receive 
information or a complaint, they create a file, compile the 
information and send it to a committee.  This committee will 
then decide whether to approve the investigation.  If 
approved, it is sent to the prosecutor.  The prosecutor can 
choose to send the case back for further investigation or 
submit it to the courts.  Recently the Commission has 
expanded prosecutorial discretion to include immunity for 
lesser crimes.  Immunity will only be offered if the 
defendants assist the Commission in exposing the main 
targets, cooperate with the investigation, and return any 
unlawfully gained funds.  The Commission can also delegate 
lower priority cases to the police for regular processing 
through the court system.  Under the main Commission are 
four regional Commissions that may also be delegated 
authority to handle cases arising outside of Addis. 
 
8. (SBU) One of the major Commission functions concerns the 
public enterprises.  They investigate, evaluate performance, 
ensure proper procurement procedures are followed and verify 
that the enterprises have transparent accounting.  The 
Commission's officers also gather public opinion related to 
the public enterprises, and field many concerns about 
privatization.  Appraisals for enterprises that may be 
subject to privatization are also evaluated by the 
Commission. Officers are especially vigilant with 
institutions and enterprises where large contracts may tempt 
the corrupt.  These include among others: customs, 
telecommunications, power, and the highway authorities. 
 
9. (SBU) Conceding that the public is frustrated with the 
Commission's ability to process cases, the Minister 
explained that the Commission cannot do everything given 
resource constraints.  He commented that the Commission is, 
however, drafting a law that will require public officials 
to declare or register their assets, though he believes the 
legislation may encounter difficulty in the parliament.  The 
Charge advised that similar laws exist in the U.S. and 
commended the Minister's efforts to reduce corruption, 
noting that corruption levels in Ethiopia, compared to Kenya 
or Nigeria, are relatively low. 
 
10. (SBU) The commission receives some funding from UNDP and 
would welcome assistance to improve their operations from 
USAID. 
 
WILGUS