Bahrain: Rapid Developments in Corruption Crime Patterns Require Enhanced Gulf Cooperation
The Bahraini Deputy Minister of Interior emphasized the importance of exchanging information and expertise in combating corruption during a meeting of the Gulf ministerial committee.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Manama, September 29 (KUNA) -- Bahraini Deputy Minister of Interior Adel Al-Fadil stressed on Tuesday that the rapid evolution in patterns of corruption crimes, and their intersection with economic, financial, and cybercrimes, necessitates cooperation among competent authorities in Gulf countries, as well as the exchange of information and expertise and the utilization of modern technologies.
Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported that these remarks were made by Al-Fadil during his address while chairing the 12th meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Combating Corruption of the Cooperation Council for Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), held in Bahrain.
The agency noted that the meeting discussed the working guidelines for the Committee of Experts on Combating Corruption, selected the topic “Enhancing the Effectiveness of Direct Cooperation between Law Enforcement Authorities Concerned with Combating Corruption” for the 2027 annual event, and reviewed recommendations from the 2026 annual event.
It added that the meeting also addressed recommendations from the Gulf Workshop on “Combating Corruption and Identifying Beneficial Owners,” along with several related topics concerning the development of cooperation mechanisms and information exchange among GCC member states, as well as the second Gulf Competition for Research and Studies in the fields of integrity protection and combating corruption.
According to BNA, Al-Fadil outlined Bahrain’s efforts to strengthen the values of integrity, accountability, and transparency to safeguard public funds and preserve the state’s assets, in line with the directives of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
He expressed gratitude and appreciation to Kuwait for its efforts during its tenure as chair of the previous session and for the results achieved, which contributed to advancing the joint Gulf work in the field of integrity protection and combating corruption.
Al-Fadil praised the fruitful and positive cooperation that characterized the meeting’s proceedings, stating that the discussions reflected the GCC states’ commitment to enhancing joint Gulf efforts, unifying actions in the field of integrity protection and combating corruption, and exchanging expertise and knowledge to serve common objectives.
It is worth noting that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is scheduled to chair the next session of the Ministerial Committee for Combating Corruption of the GCC. (End) K.N.A./F.L.A.
