Executive
Haiti: Prime Minister Conille's Government "Nearly All" Transparent
- Friday, January 20, 2012 7:40 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – In an interview Wednesday, Prime Minister Garry Conille announced that his government is “nearly all” transparent as most members have come to declare their assets with the Court of Auditors.
The law in Haiti requires that all members of the government present within 30 days of taking office, a return on property owned, businesses owned and other assets. Also, within 30 days of leaving office, a return is to be submitted along those same lines. This is a primary tool for combating corruption as it gauges the enrichment of government officials while in office.
In an interview with Valery Numa on Wednesday, Vision 2000, the prime minister who in December - along with a secretary of state - had been the only members of 39 members of government to have satisfied the law within the prescribed time frame, was asked about the status of his government in this regard. Prime Minister Conille said "preske tout" (“nearly all”) had since satisfied the request, giving no further details.
In the Haitian Legislature, it was reported by Le Nouvelliste that 1 senator, Steven I. Benoit (Ouest/Alternative) and 2 deputies had declared their assets within the prescribed time frame.
No figures were given but the Director of the Unit for Combating Corruption said the Judiciary has a record of doing better than the other two branches of government.
In December 2011, Transparency International had ranked Haiti at the bottom in its hemisphere on its Perception of Corruption Index. With these declarations to the Court of Auditors a more favorable rating can be expected in December 2012.
- The President of the Republic
- Prime Minister
- Ministers
- The Secretaries of State
- Senators
- Members
- The President, Vice-President and Judges of the Supreme Court and the government commissioner and deputy near the court and all other members of the Board of the judiciary
- Presidents and judges of courts of appeal and the government commissioners and their deputies about the courses
- the Deans, Judges and Judges of the courts and the government commissioners and their deputies near the court
- Justices of the Peace and their deputies
- The ambassadors and permanent representatives of Haiti, international organizations
- Consuls generals and consuls
- The Secretaries General of the Presidency of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, members of staff to the President, the Prime Minister, ministers and secretaries of state
- Delegates and Vice Delegates
- The Chairman and Councillors of the Superior Court of Auditors
- The Ombudsman and his deputy
- President, members and the Director General of the CEP, the BED and BEC
- The rector, vice rectors, deans .. . the UEH
- Mayors and deputy mayors
- Members of CASEC
- Directors General and Deputy Directors-General
- Cashiers paying municipal administrations
- Authorising officers and accounting of public funds
- The chairman and board members of Directors of the BRH, BNC, BPH
- Members of the high command of the police
- All members of the police
- inspectors DGI, the AGD, Immigration
- The staff of agents 'UCREF, the CONALDIS and ULCC
- The chairman and members of the CMEP
- The coordinator and members of the National Procurement
Related 12.18.2011: Haiti Prime Minister Believes in Transparency, His Government Does Not
Related 12.17.2011: Haiti: Steven Benoit Only Senator to have Declared his Assets
Related 12.17.2011: Haiti: Members of Government Risk 25% Pay Reduction
