Audits reveal that small parties failed to comply with the laws regarding handling of resources
The Chamber of Accounts announced it would send the cases to the PEPCA
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SD. Parties such as the Dominican Social Alliance (ASD), Popular Democratic (PDP), Dominican Workers (PTD) and Institutional Democratic (PDI) failed to comply with the laws regarding the handling of the funds delivered by the Central Electoral Board (J CE), during the 2011 and 2012 period, according to audits by the Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic (CC RD).
Among the irregularities detected are loans received and disbursals carried out without invoices and documents to support them, the emission of checks without the documents justifying the disbursement, and not reporting the corresponding deductions to the Directorate General of Internal Taxes (DGI I).
In addition the audits found contributions and loans not deposited in the bank account of the party, contracts processed carried out in an in adequate manner, Accounts Payable without the justifying documentation, among other weaknesses of internal control.
Likewise the Chamber of Accounts established that some organizations issued checks for travel expenses, per diems, propaganda, telephones, other communications, donations and political activities without justifying documentation; radio and television publicity without deductions and errors in their accounting books.
The CC RD reported that it sent to the Specialized Prosecutor for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) the audit of ASD from 2012, because it felt "that the constitutional, legal, rules and norms of obligatory compliance regarding the administration of the public resources relating to the Registration Handling and Informing of the Economic Contribution of the State to the Political Parties were not observed." According to the audit, the State of Budgetary Execution of the ASD in the handling of RD $4,399,531, in 2012 does not present a reasonable handling.
The accusations
The PDI, and 2011, issued checks for travel expenses per diem's, propaganda, telephones, communications and political activity for RD $1,060,000 without justifying documentations in the dispersal of these resources, according to the report.
They also disbursed for radio and television publicity an amount of RD $297,000, without making the corresponding deductions.
Among the irregularities detected are loans received and disbursals carried out without invoices and documents to support them, the emission of checks without the documents justifying the disbursement, and not reporting the corresponding deductions to the Directorate General of Internal Taxes (DGI I).
In addition the audits found contributions and loans not deposited in the bank account of the party, contracts processed carried out in an in adequate manner, Accounts Payable without the justifying documentation, among other weaknesses of internal control.
Likewise the Chamber of Accounts established that some organizations issued checks for travel expenses, per diems, propaganda, telephones, other communications, donations and political activities without justifying documentation; radio and television publicity without deductions and errors in their accounting books.
The CC RD reported that it sent to the Specialized Prosecutor for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) the audit of ASD from 2012, because it felt "that the constitutional, legal, rules and norms of obligatory compliance regarding the administration of the public resources relating to the Registration Handling and Informing of the Economic Contribution of the State to the Political Parties were not observed." According to the audit, the State of Budgetary Execution of the ASD in the handling of RD $4,399,531, in 2012 does not present a reasonable handling.
The accusations
The PDI, and 2011, issued checks for travel expenses per diem's, propaganda, telephones, communications and political activity for RD $1,060,000 without justifying documentations in the dispersal of these resources, according to the report.
They also disbursed for radio and television publicity an amount of RD $297,000, without making the corresponding deductions.
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