Cambodia near bottom in gov’t openness index
Cambodia ranks near the bottom of 102 countries surveyed in a new index of government openness, scoring dead last in mechanisms through which complaints can be lodged against government officials and 98th in sanctions for officials’ misconduct. Overall, the Kingdom placed 98th in the World Justice Project’s index, edging out just Iran, Myanmar, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe, respectively. “Cambodia scores particularly low on complaint mechanisms,” WJP spokesman Matthew Harman said in an email yesterday. “This dimension measures whether people are able to bring specific complaints to the government about the provision of public services or the performance of government officers.” …
Sean Teehan
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