Chamber of Accounts sent list of those who did not file declarations to Attorney General
Niza Campos
SANTO DOMINGO. The Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic sent to the Attorney General of the Republic the list with the names of those officials who did not file their sworn declaration of assets in compliance with Law 311 -14.
In a letter sent to the Attorney General, Francisco Dominguez Brito, the president of the agency, Liselotte Marte de Barrios, notes that these appointed officials, ratified and in some cases those that have resigned their functions are liable to sanctions. In the same way, a document was sent with the names of the officials that did comply with the legal dispositions of filing their sworn declarations.
"In the preparation of said list, we have taken into account the information which has been presented by the Executive Power, as well as the information that we have been able to obtain, before the respective agencies, including the Office for the Evaluation and Auditing of the Assets of Public Officials," says the letter dated last 9 December.
The letter also states, that in the case of having omitted the names of some officials, these will be sent at the shortest possible time.
Last Tuesday, the Chamber of Accounts was urged through a citation by a bailiff, to send to the Justice Department the names of the officials that did not comply with Law 311 - 14 regarding Sworn Declarations of Assets within a 15 day period.
The measure was adopted by the Justice and Transparency foundation, which argued that the Chamber of Accounts had acted with negligence in the case.
Unofficial reports say that some 48 officials deposited their sworn declaration of assets, 12 are in the process of doing it, and some 50 are yet to presented. According to the President of the Chamber of Accounts, some 110 officials should obey the new Law 311 - 14, which establishes that they have to declare their assets within the 30 days following their appointment, ratification, as well is in the case of their firing.
What the law says
According to law 311 - 14 appointed public officials are liable to be fired, ratified or forced to resign if they have not made their presentation of accounts. It says that the persons who do not make the declarations should be sent to the Attorney General of the Republic.
After the repeal of Law 82 - 79, since 8 August 2014, Law 311 - 14 has been in force.
In a letter sent to the Attorney General, Francisco Dominguez Brito, the president of the agency, Liselotte Marte de Barrios, notes that these appointed officials, ratified and in some cases those that have resigned their functions are liable to sanctions. In the same way, a document was sent with the names of the officials that did comply with the legal dispositions of filing their sworn declarations.
"In the preparation of said list, we have taken into account the information which has been presented by the Executive Power, as well as the information that we have been able to obtain, before the respective agencies, including the Office for the Evaluation and Auditing of the Assets of Public Officials," says the letter dated last 9 December.
The letter also states, that in the case of having omitted the names of some officials, these will be sent at the shortest possible time.
Last Tuesday, the Chamber of Accounts was urged through a citation by a bailiff, to send to the Justice Department the names of the officials that did not comply with Law 311 - 14 regarding Sworn Declarations of Assets within a 15 day period.
The measure was adopted by the Justice and Transparency foundation, which argued that the Chamber of Accounts had acted with negligence in the case.
Unofficial reports say that some 48 officials deposited their sworn declaration of assets, 12 are in the process of doing it, and some 50 are yet to presented. According to the President of the Chamber of Accounts, some 110 officials should obey the new Law 311 - 14, which establishes that they have to declare their assets within the 30 days following their appointment, ratification, as well is in the case of their firing.
What the law says
According to law 311 - 14 appointed public officials are liable to be fired, ratified or forced to resign if they have not made their presentation of accounts. It says that the persons who do not make the declarations should be sent to the Attorney General of the Republic.
After the repeal of Law 82 - 79, since 8 August 2014, Law 311 - 14 has been in force.
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