CRIME SEIZURE

In the performance of its functions, the ACA has the statutory mandate, to seize public corruption crimes committed by public employees within the state administrative and economic bodies, or those in which the government contributes in any form .

The law 54 of the year 1964, granted ACA members the authority to :

*	Demand, consult, or retain any files, documents or papers or obtain copies thereof, from the authority where those files documents or papers exist. This shall include confidential data or documents .
*	Demand the presence of public employees or citizens to hear their declaration .
*	Require the suspension of public employee or his provisional separation from post, at the exigency of public interest.
*	Demand the disciplinary punishment of public employees .
*	General statutory mandate, to conduct investigation, collect evidence, search of ( persons-premises ) and apprehend the offenders .

OBJECTIVES OF CRIME SEIZURE

*	Apprehending corrupted persons, guaranteed discipline and preventive control to deter the others .
*	Protecting and recovering the state’s extorted funds .
*	Revealing and preventing the legal and regulatory gapes leading to corruption .
*	Excluding those who might have, intentions to corruption from sensitive position related to public fund .
*	Promoting those who have maintained ethical values to be appointed in sensitive key positions .

THE ACA INFORMATION SOURCES

*	Informants .
*	Complaints either anonymous or from known sources.
*	Secret informants .
*	Assignments from the state’s officials .
*	Crimes could be detected while exercising ACA functions, while conducting investigations on public employees nominated for public post .
*	During examining violations in applying laws and regulations, which could reveal the occurrence of corrupted activities .
*	Press articles, and Media coverage of issues related to misuse of public funds .
*	Any other source .

TYPES OF CRIMES SEIZED BY ACA

The crimes seized by ACA are classified into, two categories

First category:

Crimes classified as fundamental competence of ACA and committed by public employees or those, dealing with the state’s entities

1 - Public fund crimes

* Embezzlement .

* Extortion of / and facilitating extortion of public fund .

* Misappropriation of public fund (Intentionally- negligence) .

* Violations of commodity distributing regulations and systems.

2 - Misuse of position

* Bribery .

* Abuse of power .

* Gaining profits .

3 - Illicit gains

4- Counterfeit of official documents

Second category :

Crimes classified as fundamental jurisdiction of other agencies and seized in coordination with the ACA

* Tax and customs evasion .

* Fraud in products .

* Expired food and medicine .

ACA METHODS OF SEIZING CORRUPTION CRIMES

The ACA utilize various techniques, in detecting and arresting crimes .

SEIZURE PHASE

· Documents examination .

· Covert investigations .

· Field observations .

· Different types of surveillance .

· Utilization of covert technical equipment ( in this regard, a warrant should be obtained from the competent, Attorney General in case of interfering with or intercepting private life) .

POST SEIZURE PHASE

The ACA evaluate the crime and analyze the causes and circumstances, which facilitated the occurrence of corruption, in order to :

· Register the gained information, in the information and computer center.

· Study the gapes and suggest the required remedial actions, to prevent its occurrence in the future.