Tonga's defunct Anti Corruption Commission will be revived soon, according to Tonga's Minister of Justice and Public Enterprises, Hon. Clive Edwards.

During a National Consultation Workshop on Freedom of Information Policy, on Monday February 13, the Minister said the government wanted to be transparent and accountable to the public, and part of this process would be the activation of the Anti Corruption Commission.

Tonga's Anti Corruption Commission was formed when King George Tupou V assented the Anti Corruption Act on 13 September 2007. The recently appointed Attorney General, Neil Adsett ,was Tonga's first Acting Anti Corruption Commissioner. [2]

But after the initial fanfare to introduce an Anti Corruption Commission, and the official opening of a new office, within a few months by mid-2008 Tonga's Anti Corruption Commission had slipped into oblivion.

During this week's workshop to develop a Freedom of Information Policy for Tonga the Minister of Justice promised that the Anti Corruption Commission would start its operation soon.