Graft ranking needs rethinkThe National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) seems to have repeated the same mistakes of 2019 when it released its annual Integrity and Transparency (IAT) ranking for government agencies, state enterprises and independent bodies for this year. Independent bodies which share the courts and military branches' top ranking include the Election Commission, as well as the NACC itself. The navy, which has been in hot water over the controversial submarine purchase, came fourth among the military agencies, at 92.60. These are just a few among many examples of graft which the IAT ranking seems to ignore. As long as these remain embedded in public memory, the public is right in questioning the ranking process.

Source: Bangkok Post September 29, 2020 23:15 UTC