Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Center

ROLACC organises conferences and training programs and contributes to the financing of research.{{Cite journal|url=http://www.qscience.com/page/rolacc/ji_rolacc|title=ROLACC Journal|website=www.qscience.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-01}}{{Cite news|url=https://cirs.georgetown.edu/research/fellowships/qatar-university-fellowship/2015-2016-qatar-university-fellow|title=2015-2016 Qatar University Fellow|date=2016-08-07|work=Center for International and Regional Studies - Georgetown University in Qatar|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en}}

ROLACC is headed by Ali Bin Fetais al-Marri, Abdulmehsen Hamad Mr. A. Fetais, a member of his family, and Mohamad Khaled Al Koutob.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attended the inauguration of the centre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0dfd4bb-015f-4e8e-b4c5-d416de4adf28|title=The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre launched in Qatar {{!}} Lexology|last=Greaves|first=McGuireWoods LLP-Adam|date=12 December 2011 |language=en|access-date=2018-07-01}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?id=707/707069|title=Secretary-General Meets Chair of Qatar Rule of Law Anti- Corruption Centre|work=United Nations Photo|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en}} In partnership with the University of Sussex, ROLACC also offers a master's degree in Corruption, Law and Governance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/internal/bulletin/staff/2015-2016/03062016/qatar-corruption-masters|title=University launches Masters course in Qatar in corruption, law and governance : 3 June 2016 : ... : Bulletin : University of Sussex|website=www.sussex.ac.uk|others=alisonf|access-date=2018-07-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/01/2018/ROLACC-opens-online-applications-for-LLM|title=ROLACC opens online applications for LLM - The Peninsula Qatar|website=thepeninsulaqatar.com|date=31 January 2018 |access-date=2018-07-01}}

In May 2018, the centre signed a partnership with the Foundation for Strategic Research to develop joint programs and exchange knowledge.{{Cite news|url=http://menafn.com/1096915917/Qatar-ROLACC-in-deal-with-Foundation-for-Strategic-Research|title=Qatar- ROLACC in deal with Foundation for Strategic Research|last=MENAFN|access-date=2018-07-01}}{{Cite news|url=http://qatar-tribune.com/news-details/id/126663|title=ROLACC, French body in pact to fight corruption, cybercrimes|work=Qatar-Tribune|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en-US}} This agreement between the foundation recognized for its public utility and the Qatari center have been subject to criticism in France, due to a possible conflict of interest.{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.mediapart.fr/observateur-independant-du-qatar/blog/060618/polemique-la-frs-sassocie-au-procureur-general-du-qatar-ali-bin-fetais-al-marr|title=Polémique : La FRS s'associe au Procureur Général du Qatar Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri|last=Qatar|first=Observateur indépendant du|work=Mediapart|access-date=2018-07-01|language=fr-FR}}

Although the purpose of ROLACC is "to improve the rule of law", its founder and president has been accused by Le Point of secretly owning luxurious real estate in Paris and Geneva in inadequacy with his official income{{Cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2018/02/28/French-magazine-Le-Point-raises-doubts-over-Qatari-attorney-general-s-wealth.html|title=Le Point raises doubts over Qatari attorney-general's wealth|website=english.alarabiya.net|date=28 February 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-07-01}}

In addition, GSG Immobilier SA, a Swiss company owned by the Attorney General of Qatar with his daughter Maha Ali M. A. Fetais, owns the ROLACC offices in Geneva. This scheme surprised various media.{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.mediapart.fr/observateur-independant-du-qatar/blog/010518/corruption-les-biens-mal-acquis-du-procureur-general-qatari-ali-bin-fetais-al|title=Corruption: les biens mal acquis du procureur général qatari Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri|last=Qatar|first=Observateur indépendant du|work=Mediapart|access-date=2018-07-01|language=fr-FR}}

The Attorney General of Qatar has also been criticized for having accounts at the National Bank of Kuwait and for having violated several human rights laws.

At an awards ceremony against corruption hosted in Geneva by the Attorney General of Qatar, the newspaper Le Temps reported "Qatar is awarding itself a prize against corruption," noting that shortly before, the country had funded renovations at the United Nations in Geneva.

The newspaper questioned if this award was not "a way of countering suspicions" of corruption against Qatar.

According to French journalists Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot, authors of the book Our Dear Emirs, the Attorney General of Qatar and ROLACC Chairman tried to "offer" a luxurious watch to Bruno Dalles, the Director of TRACFIN, the French financial intelligence agency, who was scandalized.{{Cite web|url=http://www.michel-lafon.fr/livre/1796-Nos_tres_chers_emirs.html|title=Michel LAFON - Nos très chers émirs, Christian Chesnot, Georges Malbrunot|website=www.michel-lafon.fr|access-date=2019-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.mediapart.fr/observateur-independant-du-qatar/blog/171218/le-monsieur-anti-corruption-du-qatar-t-il-cherche-corrompre-le-patron-de-tracf|title=Le Monsieur Anti-Corruption du Qatar a-t-il cherché à corrompre le patron de TRACFIN?|last=Qatar|first=Observateur indépendant du|website=Club de Mediapart|language=fr|access-date=2019-01-12}} Bruno Dalles told the reporters: "I was both vexed and stuck by the process, while I had just explained him the purpose of my job is to increase transparency in the movement of funds."{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/misterme|title=Nos très chers émirs.|website=issuu.com|access-date=2019-01-12}}

Senegalese media have widely criticized the close ties between Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri and Karim Wade, Senegalese politician, sentenced for corruption who is now living in exile in Qatar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senenews.com/actualites/relation-entre-karim-wade-et-le-procureur-du-qatar-mediapart-fait-son-enquete-et-revele_256172.html|title=Relation entre Karim Wade et le procureur du Qatar : Mediapart fait son enquête et révèle !|last=Tine|first=Modou Mamoune|website=SeneNews.com|date=11 December 2018 |language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dakar7.com/retour-de-karim-wade-les-revelations-de-mediapart/|title=Retour de Karim Wade: Les révélations de Médiapart {{!}} Dakar7.com|last=Baya|first=Daouda|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-01-12}}

According to the prestigious Swiss newspaper NZZ, Simonetta Sommaruga, the Swiss federal justice minister refused to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri given his dubious reputation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/schweiz-katar-zusammenarbeit-bei-fifa-affaere-harzig-ld.1474210|title=Schweiz-Katar: Zusammenarbeit bei Fifa-Affäre harzig|last=Gyr|first=Marcel|date=2019-04-12|access-date=2019-05-21|language=de-CH|issn=0376-6829}} The Swiss Federal Attorney was passed the file and he initially also refused to sign the document. He eventually did so, discreetly, the newspaper reveals. Qatari officials, including Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri, have been unhelpful in investigating corruption for the next FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the NZZ reported.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/schweiz-katar-zusammenarbeit-bei-fifa-affaere-harzig-ld.1474210|title=Schweiz-Katar: Zusammenarbeit bei Fifa-Affäre harzig|last=Gyr|first=Marcel|date=2019-04-12|access-date=2019-05-21|language=de-CH|issn=0376-6829}}

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• {{official website|http://www.rolacc.qa}}
• [http://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2018/02/28/French-magazine-Le-Point-raises-doubts-over-Qatari-attorney-general-s-wealth.html Le Point raises doubts over Qatari attorney-general’s wealth]
• [https://www.letemps.ch/monde/qatar-soffre-un-prix-contre-corruption Le Qatar s'offre un prix contre la corruption]

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