Tackling corruption in the Western Balkans

The Director General of SELEC, Dr. Oğuz Serkant Akın, was invited as a panellist to the Conference: Strengthening Accountability: Empowering efforts against corruption in the Western Balkans held in Tirana/Albania, on 4-5 of March 2024.

This Conference, organized in partnership between the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Public Administration and Anti-Corruption of Albania and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), provided an opportunity for representatives of governmental organizations, criminal justice institutions, international and regional organizations, academia and civil society to discuss matters of common interest and concern related to strengthening accountability and a culture of integrity.

In his speech, at the “Enhancing Integrity and Independence of Police” panel session, Mr. Akın emphasized the importance of international cooperation and mentioned SELEC’s recent cooperation with national authorities and regional organizations.