Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar

Anti-Corruption Commission
အဂတိလိုက်စားမှုတိုက်ဖျက်ရေးကော်မရှင်
Commission overview
Formed25 February 2014; 9 years ago (2014-02-25)
Preceding Commission
  • Anti-Bribery Commission
JurisdictionGovernment of Myanmar
HeadquartersOffice No. 56, Nay Pyi Taw
MottoRemove Corruption, Promote Prosperity
Commission executive
  • Sit Aye, Chairman
Websitewww.accm.gov.mm/acc/

The Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar (Burmese: အဂတိလိုက်စားမှု တိုက်ဖျက်ရေး ကော်မရှင်; abbreviated ACC) is a 15-member body responsible for investigating corruption allegations in Myanmar. It was formed under the 2013 Anti-Corruption Law, which was enacted in September 2013.

History

The commission was formed on 25 February 2014. Initially, most of the appointed members were former high-ranking military personnel. On 23 November 2017, in accordance with the Section 7 of the Anti-corruption Law, the commission was reformed with 12 commission members by President Htin Kyaw.

Chairs

Chairs of the Anti-Corruption Commission
No. Name Took Office Left Office Appointer Ref
1 Mya Win 25 February 2014 22 November 2017 President Thein Sein
2 Aung Kyi 23 November 2017 1 December 2020 President Htin Kyaw
3 Tin Oo 20 February 2021 18 August 2022 State Administration Council
4 Than Swe 19 August 2023 31 January 2023
5 Dr Htay Aung 1 February 2023 2 August 2023
6 Sit Aye 3 August 2023 Present

Landmark cases

  • The Commission filed anti-corruption cases against former Director General of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Than Htut regarding corruption in construction projects under Ministry of Health and Sports with sub-standard building quality and abusing his power in the ownership of a house and plot of land valued at over 150 million kyats.
  • The Commission filed anti-corruption cases against former Yangon Region advocate general Han Htoo and five other officials regarding receiving bribes to dismiss the charges and release three men suspected of killing comedian Aung Ye Htwe in 2018.
  • The Commission filed anti-corruption cases against former Chief Minister of Tanintharyi Region Lei Lei Maw regarding violation of section 55 of the Anti-Corruption Law in March 2019.

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