International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities


The International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities is a non-governmental organization established as a result of a special meeting held at the UN Office in Vienna on 19–20 April 2006. Its headquarters is in Beijing, China. The main objective of the organization is to promote the effective implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 30 December 2003, and to assist anti-corruption authorities in the world in fighting against corruption.
In 2016, the Attorney General of Qatar, Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri, was elected President of IAACA, and the stewardship of the Secretariat for the IAACA was passed from China to the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre in Doha, Qatar.
Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri, the current President of IAACA, has been criticized in French and Swiss media for possible ill-gotten gains in Paris and Geneva.

Governance

The Executive Committee members until the last General Meeting held in Vienna 2019 were:
President: Dr Ali Bin Fetais Al Marri;
Vice Presidents: Dr. Eduardo Vetere, Mr. Fikrat Mammadov, Hon. Tan Sri Hj. Abu Kassim bin Mohamed.
Secretary General: Mr Mizan Abdulrouf
Special Observer: Mr Dimitri Vlassis UNODC
EC members were Cao Hu , Angelica Martyn, Antino Lam, Pek Loong Lim Kian tan Tat, Simon Peh, Wan Hon Chung Kwok Chu Tam Adil Abilov accompanying Fikrat Mammdov Martin Kreutner Elinda C.A. Mohammad, Suriana Radin, Dk Hjh Norazlina binti Pg Hj Osman, Hasrina Suzanty Jamil, Simon Lokodo, K V Chowdhary, CVC India.
In May 2016, Qatar's Attorney General Ali bin Fetais Al Marri, became President of the IAACA.
The International Anti-Corruption Academy is one of IAACA's many partners.

Controversies

Links with the ROLACC

IAACA is currently hosted by the controversial Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre in Doha, which was founded by the Attorney General of Qatar and members of his family.
While the purpose of ROLACC is "to improve the rule of law", its founder and president has been accused by Le Point of secretly owning luxurious real estate in Paris and Geneva in inadequacy with his official income. At an awards ceremony against corruption hosted in Geneva by the Attorney General of Qatar, the newspaper Le Temps reported "Qatar is awarding itself a prize against corruption," noting that shortly before, the country had funded renovations at the United Nations in Geneva.

IAACA's President support for Al Qaeda relatives

The President of IAACA, Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri, was also accused by The Daily Beast and leaked US diplomatic cables of having helped released his relatives who had joined Al Qaeda.