Platform for opening a controller with information about the property and income of candidates for regional and municipal elections

Patricia Guillenmanager of the Office of Social Control and Complaints of the Comptroller General of the Republic (GKR), said that her institution provided citizens with Platform to access information about the interests, property and income of candidates for the 2022 regional and municipal elections.

“For the first time in history, we can count on the commitment and recognition they have given CGR to power. receive and checkG Claimed jurisdictionsnot only authorities and officials exercising public administration and functions, but also candidates. already accepted for this municipal and regional electoral process,” Guillén explained in News extension.

The official indicated that there would be “certified statements of interest, as well as certified statements of assets and income” of over 76,000 candidates approved by the National Electoral Jury (JNE) to date.

“Just as good as control reports which contain obligations in relation to candidates who held public office and were immersed in the control reports,” said Guillén.

Submission of the above-mentioned affidavits “Required Character” because he will be able to “transparently know where their income comes from, under what contracts they receive this income, and that in the future there may be some conflict in the performance of their functions.”

However, Guillen acknowledged that the failure to provide this information does not involve punishment.

“Although information is mandatory, the regulations do not establish a sanction. This one will mostly be social. Citizens must exercise their right to be audited, and that is exactly what is available through this tool,” he stressed.

No legal information

On the other hand, the official stressed that the platform does not contain information about litigation in which candidates may be at the time of their participation in the electoral process.

“(Submission) of court records is part of requirements to be a candidate but before JNE. As part of CGR’s function, these sworn declarations of interest require information that could interfere with or create a conflict of interest during implementation of functions in the public administration system to make decisions,” he said.

For this reason, Guillén indicated that it is important that government agencies “come together” for “transparency” of all available information about citizenship applicants so that they “carry out their oversight role.”

“We may use our information because we process this information (…), but we do not process the information of the judiciary. Is it important to centralize it? Yes (…) We must join forces between the entities that process this type of information within their powers. We are making available the information that CGR manages, owns and generates, and we are going to make it transparent,” he said.

Similarly, the CGR spokesperson explained that the platform is divided into three sections: “Get information”, “Notify us” D “Commit.”

“AT “To find out” we will be able to find sworn declarations of interest as well as sworn declarations of assets and income (…) In the section “warn us” we provide the form through which citizens can submit their complaints related to the alleged misuse of public resources,” he explained.

The third section,commit”, especially addressed civil servants and civil servants “So that they take into account the situations that they have to consider during this electoral period, with regard to the correct performance of public functions and, above all, warning of any illegal facts that may arise,” he explained.

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