Afghan Biographies

Asset Registration and Verification Office (ARVO)


Name Asset Registration and Verification Office (ARVO)
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Director Asset Registration and Verification Office (ARVO) of the High Office of Anti-Corruption (HOAC) :
Nahid Esar (20180923)

Background:
Asset Registration and Verification Office (ARVO)
of the High Office of Anti-Corruption (HOAC) is assigned to register assets of all government officials.  Over the course of six months, since its beginning the office has collected more than 14,000 asset registration forms of high ranking government officials. The aim behind assets registration of high-ranking officials is to prevent corruption, to prevent embezzlement of public funds, and to establish monitoring mechanism for public and the media. According to the law, the asset registration process of high ranking officials takes place in three stages:  registration, publication and verification. Asset Registration and Verification Office urges the People, Civil Society Institutions.  Ulema Council, and other institutions to visit ARVO website, and read the published assets of government officials, and share their relevant information through.

The most important component in this process has been establishing partnerships as well as formal and informal protocols with various government and international organizations for the purpose of exchanging information. At the national level, the organizations working with HOO in this regard are:

 

- National Directorate of Security

  • - Financial Tracking/Intelligence Unit within the Central Bank
  • - Interpol and/or Major Crimes Taskforce within the Ministry of Interior
  • - Corruption, Narcotics and Terrorism Unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • - Property Registration and Management Unit within Municipalities
  • - Attorney General’s Office and Courts
  • - Land Registry Unit within the Ministry of Agriculture
  • - Office of the Administrative Affairs of the President
     

At the international level HOO is working with the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, FBI, UNODC and various other embassies and financial institutions.

 

Last Modified 2018-09-23
Established 2018-09-23