Long awaited, the declaration of property and assets, a constitutional obligation, is taking shape and should now be part of all the anti-corruption mechanisms that are operational in our country. Year after year, here we are. Obviously, the text will have undergone a lot of editing. From the form of the declaration to the authority that holds it, several adjustments will have been made to the Law, so as to align it with the vision of those in power. Never mind !
Rather than nitpick on details, the evolution recorded is far from being marginal. For once, there should be declarations listing the assets of the authorities and officials subject to the obligation to declare their assets.
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The challenge here, beyond who or how, is to assess the rate of personal enrichment of public figures in relation to their salaries, bonuses and various benefits over a determined period and to make a religion of provenance. of his property and assets. More precisely over the period from their entry into office to the end of their functions.
A step forward, therefore, in the fight against corruption, via an obligation of transparency in the management of the affairs of the City and a fierce fight against illicit enrichment.
The fact remains that the declared data will remain confidential, therefore inaccessible to the public, which would prevent “everyone” from taking advantage of it and using it. The motivations for this choice of confidentiality could be subject to caution, for the average citizen who stamps with desire to know enough about the heritage of their rulers.
Mutatis mutandis, the competent institutions to intervene in the declaration of goods and assets or to use the data if necessary, remain the Alpha & Omega of the procedure and its purpose. The mediator of the Republic, the president of HAPLUCIA, the judicial authorities, in particular.
Let’s bet that they will each play their part!
