ethics commission approved ex officio conviction of congressman Freddie Diaz Monago for allegations of sexual assault against him that occurred to the detriment of a worker from his congressional office.
In order to know the process that said commission will follow, it is appropriate to review what is set out in the Regulations on moral code which governs the procedure to be followed in accordance with due process of law.
As set out in Article 26 on the qualification of a complaint, once a complaint has been filed ethics commission It has a period of 20 working days to determine whether a reported fact merits an investigation.
To this end, he will proceed with a preliminary investigation into the alleged fact, taking such steps as he deems necessary to better understand the facts.
At the end of the investigation period, it will be checked whether the revealed fact violates parliamentary ethics and whether the directions or evidence presented or offered allow for an investigation.
At the end of the pre-investigation period, the technical secretariat informs the panel of the relevant qualification report, which may either declare the complaint admissible and recommend the initiation of an investigation, or declare it inadmissible and proceed with the case. The Commission shall, by a simple majority vote, order the commencement of an investigation.
Start of investigation
Article 27 on initiating an investigation states that a decision to initiate an investigation is issued within a period of not more than five working days, indicating the factual and legal grounds that motivate its decision, directly indicating the rules allegedly violated by the accused (Freddie Diaz) that merit the start of the procedure.
The Parties shall be immediately notified within a period not exceeding three business days. Section 28 states that upon notification, the congressman Freddie Diaz You will have five business days to submit the relevant statements.
Whether or not an objection has been filed, the hearing shall be convened on the fifth day following the expiration of the objection period. The hearing may be held from the sixth to the fifteenth day, but not more than 30 days. After one hearing, the technical secretary has a maximum of 15 business days to issue a final report.
If it is determined that the behavior Freddie Diaz violated parliamentary ethics, a sanction will be recommended according to the gravity of the offense, which may be a public performance, a public written reprimand, a public written reprimand with a fine or suspension from office and deduction of their property, the finding in this last case is submitted to the plenary session of Congress for discussion and assertions.
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Source: RPP
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