The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has refuted claims that it is being used by political rivals to get back at each other while carrying out its mandate.
He regretted that the trend takes root, especially towards the general elections, with suspects blaming either the government or the opposition in the event they are arrested or summoned.
"If you arrest someone in government they accuse you of being sent by the opposition and if you arrest someone in the opposition they say you have been sent by the government. So there is no merit in such accusations," he said.
He maintained that cases from EACC are watertight, adding that they undergo a process ensuring they are such and they are not used to victimise others.
"Our cases are very clear. When there was a change of government, our cases remained there and no case has been withdrawn just because you say this was a political case," Mbarak said.
He spoke to the media on Tuesday, after the launch of the Annual Report of its activities for the Financial Year (FY) 2022/2023 at the Integrity Centre.
At the same time, the CEO wondered why the suspects claiming political rivalry in such cases ended up sending emissaries to the Integrity Centre to plead for leniency on their behalf.
He stated that it does not make sense to keep blaming the government or rivalry and after investigations and raids are conducted, the Commission finds evidence implicating one in corruption and economic crimes.
"That is a common song by the suspects that when they are called they say we have been sent by the government. How can we be sent by the government and then go recover millions of money in your house?" he asked.
Mbarak stated their pool of suspects is both from the government and the opposition, with some currently serving while others held offices in the past.
"There is nothing that EACC is being used," the CEO reiterated.
