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ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION (ACC)
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was established in 2000 by an Act of Parliament. As an institution charged with the responsibility of fighting corruption in the country, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of the ACC are appointed by the President, approved and confirmed by Parliament. The ACC is an independent agency of the state, responsible for control of corruptions. The Commission report to the President. It is an autonomous body with powers to prevent and investigate reports on corrupt practices by public officials.
With a vision of a corrupt free Sierra Leone, the ACC leads the fight against corruption through public education, prevention, and prosecution. The head of the ACC is the Commissioner who is assisted by a deputy commissioner and has the following directorates: Administration, Operations; Audit and Finance, Public Education and Outreach, Prevention, Prosecution, Intelligence and Investigation and Human Resource and national anti-corruption strategy secretarial.
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