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Anti-corruption

Initiatives to combat corruption to preserve public funds and support development.

Bahrain involves all members of society in the fight against corruption by holding regular national campaigns and via the national anti-corruption hotline, ‘Nazaha 992’, which was launched on International Anti-Corruption Day in 2009. These initiatives are in line with the Kingdom’s conviction that corruption presents a major obstacle to development, investment, and the quality of public services.  The Ministry of Interior’s General Directorate of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security remains committed to partnering with the community in the fight against crime and corruption.

The anti-corruption hotline serves as a bridge between civil society and the Ministry of Interior, which, along with other authorities, helps to minimise and expose illegal practices. The hotline encourages the public to report suspected cases of corruption while discouraging potential offenders and assuring everyone that the authorities take all issues seriously. The public can also rest assured that all necessary measures are in place to ensure the confidentiality of information and protect the identities of whistleblowers.

The General Directorate of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security actively exposes cybercrimes and investigates reports received via the Direct form.

The General Directorate consists of the following entities:

  • Anti-Corruption Crime Directorate: combats crimes involving public servants, as defined by the Penal Code, including bribery, embezzlement, exploitation, and abuse of influence, as well as bribery and embezzlement in the private sector.
  • Anti-Economic Crime Directorate: combats fraud, breach of trust, forgery, and counterfeiting of currency, cheques, and credit cards.
  • Financial Investigation Directorate: combating money laundering, terrorist funding, and crimes involving the transfer of money across borders.
  • Cybercrime Directorate: combats all cybercrimes including theft, email hacking and abuse, defamation, harassment, or extortion through electronic channels.
  • International Affairs & Interpol Directorate: serves as a link between the Ministry of Interior and the communication divisions and directorates of  its counterparts in all member states of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), ensuring cooperation in security, intelligence, and extradition matters.
  • System Detection Directorate: collects information, conducts investigations, and prepares security and intelligence reports on all cases handled by the aforementioned directorates.