“Al-Amin Service” organizes an awareness workshop on corruption and its impact on societies

As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance security and community awareness, the “Amin Service”, in strategic cooperation with the “Financial Audit Authority” and the “Dubai Center for Economic Security”, organized an expanded awareness workshop entitled “Corruption and its Impact on Communities.” The event was held at the Raffles Hotel – Dubai, and witnessed a remarkable presence of executive directors from government departments and agencies in the Emirate of Dubai, with the aim of highlighting the dangers of unfair practices and ways to address them.
The awareness workshop witnessed the presence of the CEO of the Dubai Economic Security Center, Major General Faisal bin Sulaiteen, the Director General of the Financial Audit Authority, Abdul Rahman Al Hareb, the Executive Director of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, Mishal Julfar, the General Supervisor of the Secretary General Service, Omar Al Falasi, and a number of leaders and officials from the participating institutions.
A strategic vision about integrity as a pillar of stability
In a special statement about the importance of this event, Omar Al Falasi stressed that combating corruption is no longer just a legal or supervisory measure, but rather a fundamental pillar of national and societal security. He explained: “Our security strategy stems from the vision of the wise leadership that made Dubai a global model in transparency and governance. We believe that corruption is the key that destroys the wall of trust between institutions and members of society, so fortifying the internal front begins with consolidating the values ​​of functional honesty.”
Considering public money and the public interest a national priority for the stability and development of society.”
He added: “Security in its comprehensive sense cannot be achieved except by the concerted efforts of all oversight, security, and societal efforts. We are counting today on the awareness of government employees, citizens, and residents to be active partners in this system. The silence of the individual regarding corrupt practices is the loophole through which danger creeps in, while reporting and transparency represent the protective shield that protects our development gains and guarantees a just future for future generations.”
The awareness workshop was initiated by a security researcher in the service of Secretary Ayoub Hussein, addressing the social and security dimension of the phenomenon, where he stressed in the section “More than just a violation” that corruption goes beyond the traditional concept of bribery, to include favoritism, abuse of influence, and deliberate negligence.
He explained that the real danger of corruption lies in damaging the value system and undermining the individual’s confidence in the justice of institutions, which creates a fertile environment for crime and abuses. He called on the audience and the public not to hesitate to use official and safe channels to report any suspicion, stressing that the confidentiality of the informant’s identity is a sacred principle in working to ensure the safety of society.
Economic security: a safe investment environment
For his part, the advisor from the Dubai Center for Economic Security, Mohammed Mustafa, addressed the topic “Corruption as an obstacle to development,” focusing on the economic repercussions of these practices. He stressed that a successful institutional environment depends primarily on the elements of trust and clarity between employees and their subordinates. He pointed out that corruption acts as a hidden tax that drives away investment and hinders business growth, adding: “Our role in the Dubai Center for Economic Security is to ensure an environment free of impurities and violations, because protecting the national economy from manipulation is a protection for the well-being of every individual living on this land, and a guarantee of the sustainability of development witnessed by the emirate.”
Financial oversight: governance of public money
In the third axis, Director of the Financial and Administrative Violations Department at the Financial Supervision Authority, Mana Al-Humairi, reviewed the mechanisms of “fortification and proactive oversight,” explaining the pivotal role of supervisory systems in detecting areas of waste and abuse before they escalate.
He said: “Protecting public money requires activating strict internal control tools and strict adherence to the legislation regulating government work,” noting that the agency works side by side with government agencies to fill the loopholes that may be a gateway to corruption, stressing that public money is a trust, and preserving it is a national and moral duty.
Concluding recommendations
At the conclusion of the workshop, the three speakers stressed that eliminating corruption requires a “collective awareness” that rejects abuses in all their forms, calling on employees to be role models of integrity, and the public to be a watchful eye that does not accept error, in order to preserve the leadership of Dubai and the Emirates and their global standing.
The awareness workshop also concluded that community awareness represents the first line of defense in the face of corruption, as participants stressed the importance of spreading the culture of reporting violations and not tolerating violations, considering that combating corruption is a collective responsibility in which the regulatory authorities share with members of society to maintain the stability of society and protect its resources.