Corruption Iceberg

The aim of the “Corruption Iceberg” social campaign carried out by the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau and supported by European Economic Area grants (EEA grants), is to raise public awareness of the negative consequences of corruption and to reduce public tolerance to corruption.

From 28 October to 4 November, a special object – the corruption iceberg – was placed on the River Daugava in Riga. It symbolized a small visible part of the iceberg of corruption, concealing below it a wide range of negative effects on both the actors involved in corruption and society as a whole.

The duration of the campaign is from 28^th October to 9^th December, 2021.

Support for implementation of the campaign was received from the EEA Grants 2014-2021 programme “International Police Cooperation and Combating Crime”. The campaign was implemented within the framework of the “Support for the establishment of a whistle-blowing system in Latvia” project, where KNAB receives grants from EEA Grants. The aim of the project is to promote public involvement in reporting corruption and other latent crimes, while providing the public with a safe and convenient reporting channel, as well as improving KNAB's competence in detecting corruptive offences.

The aim of the project is to promote public involvement in reporting corruption and other latent crimes, while providing citizens with a secure and convenient reporting channel, as well as improving the competence of the KNAB in the detection and investigation of corruption.