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Corruption in Brunei

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Political corruption in Brunei has been fought however it is not fully eradicated, with corrupt officials being called out by Bruneian politicians.[1]

Overview

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Brunei did not have data in the most recent 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International. However, in the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index it scored 60/100 on a scale of 0 (“highly corrupt”) to 100 (“very clean”), ranking it 35th out of the 180 countries surveyed.[2] The country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[3] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 88 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 12 (ranked 180).[4] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Asia Pacific region[Note 1] was 88, the average score was 45 and the lowest score was 18.[5]

Anti-corruption efforts

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According to the 2023 Freedom in the World report, conducted by Freedom House Brunei was given 3/4 in the section stating “Are safeguards against official corruption strong and effective?”.[6]

Cases of corruption

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In 2020, two former judges were convicted for embezzlement of over millions of dollars from government controlled accounts.[6][7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Maldives, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Vietnam

References

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  1. ^ "Brunei minister highlights scourge of bribery, corruption". The Star. The Star. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2020: Brunei". Transparency.org. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "CPI 2020: Global highlights". Transparency.org. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ "CPI 2020: Asia Pacific". Transparency.org. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Brunei: Freedom in the World". Freedom House. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ Bandial, Ain (2020-01-15). "Ex-judges convicted of siphoning over $15mn from Bankruptcy Office". The Scoop. Retrieved 2024-06-12.