The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission says its on-going Institutional Corruption Risk Assessments in various ministries and agencies do not amount to full-scale investigations of these agencies.
The Commission, in a statement, quoted its Executive Chairperson as saying corruption risk assessments are meant to test the capacity of institutions to respond quickly to incidents of fraud in the system and its ability to deal with it promptly.
The LACC Executive Chairperson, Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin, reminded public officials that these assessments are crucial to their operational independence, and it is an important tool used around the world by anti-graft institutions to fight corruption proactively.
Of late the Liberia Anti-corruption Commission has been working with several agencies of government to examine their capacities through its risk assessment program to resist corruption in the event there are attempts to challenge the system.
The LACC has praised institutions involved for their unflinching collaboration with the Commission in ensuring that their systems are free from signs of corruption.