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          Dirty Hands Can't Clean Up Government Cleaning up---regime style Dirty Hands Can’t Clean Up Government (Online Editorial)By The Irrawaddy March 09, 2007 Burma’s military regime is busy tidying up its house with a “clean government” program to fight corruption and achieve good governance. It’s certainly a welcome initiative—provided it’s sinc 土地買賣ere. Prime Minister Gen Soe Win pledged to establish “clean government” in a speech in October 2004 after succeeding former Prime Minister Gen Khin Nyunt. Since then, state-run newspapers have been promoting the campaign. Last year the regime seemed to be taking Soe Win’s pledge seriously 保濕面膜. In May 2006, an anti-corruption aggressive crackdown was launched at the Ministry of Finance’s Customs Department, notorious for its kickbacks and bribery. More than 500 officials were arrested. The department’s director general was sentenced to 66 years imprisonment, and more than 100 other officials receiv 土地買賣ed prison sentences. The Irrawaddy has learned that the anti-corruption campaign will probably be conducted in other ministries, including home affairs, education and telecommunications, posts and telegraphs. Burmese people are asking themselves, however, why only one high-ranking Custom Department official, Director General K 售屋網hin Maung Lin, was arrested in a sweep that otherwise netted only low and middle-ranking officials. How about other ministers and top military leaders? The military government has used “corruption” charges as a tool to remove its enemies or juniors it suspects of disloyalty. When former prime minister Khin Nyunt was sacked in 2004, he was cha 酒店工作rged with responsibility for a major corruption scandal involving his subordinates. And when the government sacked a number of ministers in the late 1990s and early 2000s, all of them were ousted on charges of corruption. Khin Nyunt was sentenced to 44 years imprisonment, but was then placed under house arrest. A more credible reason for Khin Nyunt’s ouster wa 酒店兼職s his disobedience towards his boss, Snr-Gen Than Shwe. The corruption charges against him were, in effect, just an excuse, although that doesn’t mean he had clean hands. Since 1988, when the military junta assumed power, nepotism and cronyism have been rampant, especially among the very military leaders who have now declared an anti-corruption campaign. Families and 借貸friends of the military leaders, including Than Shwe, have become involved in lucrative businesses. Tay Za is a typical example—he is one of Burma’s wealthiest tycoons as a result of cozying up to Than Shwe. Under the “clean government” plan, the regime has been selecting young and educated local leaders since last year. Ironically, reliable sources say that only a large bribe can secure 酒店工作 selection. The government recently set up hot lines for the public to phone in their complaints to the authorities, but nobody dares to call for fear of being identified and landing in jail. When Khin Nyunt faced corruption charges, the junta’s No 3, Gen Thura Shwe Mann, said: “No one is above the law.” He’s right, but in reality almost all the military leaders are immune and reserve the right to decide 澎湖民宿who should be above the law—usually their relatives and friends. Ideologically, the junta’s “clean government” campaign is to be welcomed. But it has to do more than clean the ranks of the civil servants. Members of the junta themselves have to clean their own hands. Dirty hands can’t clean up anything.[The above editorial appeared in the March issue of The Irrawaddy] http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=6788&z= 太平洋房屋164  .