Arab countries need investigative journalism and access to information laws to combat corruption, according to a report in Lebanon’s Judicial Magazine.

Lebanon’s Judicial Magazine cover

“Suppression is the basis of corruption,” Rouba El Helou quoted Arab reformist thinker Abdel Rahman Al Kawakbi as saying in an article featuring a workshop on corruption coverage conducted by Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil.

The training was part of a conference organized by the UN Development Program (UNDP), ACIAC and the Lebanese Justice Ministry.

The article can be downloaded here [PDF]