Union Minister of State for Prime Minister Office (PMO), Dr Jitendra
Singh said that the G20 nations will deliberate on ways to trace and
extradite fugitive economic offenders faster besides recovery of stolen
assets during the anti-corruption working group meeting today, March 1.
The first Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) meeting of the G20 is
scheduled to begin today and continue till 3rd March 2023. In a
statement, Mr Singh said India will also reaffirm unified action to
ensure zero tolerance against corruption and deepen commitments towards
countering graft globally during the meeting being held in Gurugram.
The Minister said that India's G20 presidency is marked by unprecedented
economic, geopolitical, and climate challenges. He also said that the
G20 ACWG will explore proactive sharing of information, improving
existing mutual legal assistance framework and simplifying mechanisms
for sharing of information between domestic law enforcement authorities
in criminal matters.
Dwelling on the subject of the working
group, Mr Singh also emphasized that corruption is a scourge that
impacts the effective utilization of resources, and overall governance
and affects the poorest and marginalized most acutely.
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