Draft law on financial disclosure… A qualitative leap for the administrative reform project and ensure the fight against corruption and prevent the occurrence of graft

Damascus countryside - Sana

Participants in the workshop held by the Ministry of Administrative Development at Sahara Tourism Complex to discuss the draft disclosure of the financial disclosure law under the title of "Enhancing Integrity for Development" to determine the requirements of the application of the project and the role of public bodies in the implementation of the law in order to strengthen the fight against corruption.

Participants called for the formation of a committee of specialists to study the articles of the draft law and completely redrafted and determine the nature of the financial disclosure body supposed to be formed in accordance with the project and whether it is judicial or administrative and take measures and procedures to ensure that corruption does not occur.

The participants demanded that the heads of unions, organizations, bodies, parties and public customs officials, especially customs monitors, be included in the categories that should provide a statement of their financial receivables and that the executive instructions of the law should be issued as soon as it is adopted and not later, and benefit from the previous laws and legislations related to graft.

The participants pointed out the importance of the taxpayers to submit a new declaration when any adjustment to their financial receivables and that the deadline for submission of financial statements does not exceed ten days.

According to the draft law, any money obtained by the taxpayer due to the exploitation of his business, his influence, the circumstances of his job or his status, and all that any natural or legal person has obtained in agreement with any taxpayer due to the exploitation of his business, his influence, his position and status, as well as any increase in the financial liability of the taxpayer. Unable to prove its origin.

The provisions of the project shall apply to the following categories: “The President, members of the People's Assembly, the Prime Minister, his deputies, the ministers, all those who treat the ministers and their assistants, all those who treat them, the general directors, the State employees, governors, governors of governors, heads of diplomatic missions and the like, members of the Supreme Constitutional Court and judges of government. Public Prosecutor, State Council, State Lawyers' Attorneys, Central Financial Supervisory Authority Inspectors, Central Supervisory and Inspection Authority, Presidents and Members of Local Councils and Executive Offices and Presidents and Members of Board of Directors I have the government in public institutions and corporations and companies owned by the state or own a share in its capital, elements of customs control, income controllers, department accountants and everyone who occupies positions not less than the position of director.

Discussions during the sessions focused on several axes: “The draft law and the impact of its application in exposing the crime of graft and the provisions and mechanisms necessary to ensure the effectiveness of law enforcement and the fight against illicit enrichment and conflict of interest in the public sector and the role of law in enhancing citizens' confidence in institutions and the impact of the issuance of the law on enhancing integrity in Public action and graft risk assessment on the path of economic and social development. ”

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mamoun Hamdan must expand the targets of the project, noting that electronic payment helps in disclosing the financial responsibility of the taxpayers through the payment of their money through the bank.

Justice Minister Hisham al-Shaar stressed the importance of the draft law in combating administrative corruption in state institutions.

Minister of Administrative Development Salam Safaf stressed the importance of the project as a preventive measure to prevent corruption and graft, pointing out that it constitutes a qualitative leap for the administrative reform project and a guarantee to combat corruption in government institutions with this law should be integrated, comprehensive and free from gaps and shortcomings.

The workshop was attended by President of the Supreme Constitutional Court Jihad Al-Lahham, President of the Central Commission for Supervision and Inspection, Judge Amna Al-Shammat, a number of ministers' aides, members of the People's Assembly, judges and general directors of media institutions.
Rehab Ali and Bushra Barhoum

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