Opinion On the Law on the Bureau on Prevention and Combating of Corruption of Latvia
At the outset, the OSCE/ODIHR notes that the Law generally complies with international anti-corruption standards, as well as with relevant OSCE commitments. Some improvements may be considered, in particular:
• no outside body or actor should control or influence the Bureau;
• limiting the appointment of the Head of Bureau to a single term;
• creation of one or more advisory committees;
• mechanisms of the Bureau should be strengthened in the course of its investigations.
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