Inquiry Letter: Anti-Corruption Justice Center
Abstract
In a briefing to SIGAR on June 10, 2016, DOD reported that the ACJC is supposed to be largely modeled after the Counter-Narcotics Justice Center (CNJC), which the Afghan government established in 2008 with the assistance of the United States and the United Kingdom. The CNJC houses Afghanistans Criminal Justice Task Force, consisting of Afghan prosecutors and investigators, and the Central Narcotics Tribunal, which has exclusive nationwide jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute criminal narcotics offenders, similar to the ACJC mandate related to high level Afghan government corruption. According to the Department of State, the CNJC has been touted by many in the international community as Afghanistans leading entity for investigating and prosecuting narcotics crimes. For example, the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) views the CNJC as one of the most efficient, fair, and transparent parts of the Afghan justice system. We believe that this has been achieved due, in part, to the ability and willingness of the U.S. government, principally INL and the Drug Enforcement Administration, to conduct robust vetting of CNJC officials and provide active, on-site mentorship for several years after the CNJC was established.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 10, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1139971
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction