Speaking to the press before a closed session, Lovrin said the judiciary had implemented a series of measures defined in the anti-corruption programme.
A law was adopted under which all judges must declare their assets, a system of uniform monitoring of court proceedings was established, the state of corruption is being systematically monitored, the number of pending cases has dropped by 30 per cent, and land books have become transparent, she said, adding that corruption crimes were being prosecuted and USKOK had more personnel and funds.
Speaking of corruption in the health sector, Minister Ljubicic cited as its causes the lack of a successive and clear monitoring of quality, the poor availability of diagnostic and therapy methods and the latest medicines, procurement problems, and the lack of a functioning computerised system.
The National Council adopted the report submitted by the USKOK chief.
Cvitan told the press before the session that amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act had been adopted and that amendments to the Penal Code and the USKOK Act had been initiated so that USKOK would have jurisdiction over cases of abuse of office in which officials make unlawful gains for themselves.
Cvitan said that 156 persons had been put on trial in 2006 based on charges pressed by USKOK. He explained that although the figure might seem small, it was identical to the number of indictments filed by USKOK between 2002 and 2005.
Of the 156 persons indicted last year, 151 were sentenced to prison, one indictment was rejected, while four persons were acquitted and USKOK has appealed the acquittals, said Cvitan.