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07-06-2009, 06:20 PM
Central Electoral Board (JCE) judge Aura Celeste Fernandez is requiring that the JCE assembly of judges should have control over the JCE's spending.
She says that the Electoral Law authorizes budget control to JCE members. However, she says that they only find out about the use of funds in the press.
In a letter sent to Hoy and to JCE president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, she calls for transparency in the management of these funds.
She says that the trust in the use of the funds cannot come from the criteria that an official is honorable or acting in good faith. "Trust comes from effective control mechanisms that enable transparency and security levels in the use of the funds," she said, as reported in Hoy.
She says that it is a serious concern that the capital meant for the Dispute Chamber has been allocated to other uses, without following the corresponding procedures.
She challenged the Dispute Chamber's budget of US$1.2 million to complete the payment of US$2.5 million due to SOMO, the company entrusted with the automating of the Civil Registry, and for a debt of US$8.5 million.
She criticized the fact that in 2.5 years there has been no transparency in the use of funds. She said that Castanos Guzman could not expect the judges to request information through the General Law of Access to Information, as an outsider citizen would do.
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She says that the Electoral Law authorizes budget control to JCE members. However, she says that they only find out about the use of funds in the press.
In a letter sent to Hoy and to JCE president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, she calls for transparency in the management of these funds.
She says that the trust in the use of the funds cannot come from the criteria that an official is honorable or acting in good faith. "Trust comes from effective control mechanisms that enable transparency and security levels in the use of the funds," she said, as reported in Hoy.
She says that it is a serious concern that the capital meant for the Dispute Chamber has been allocated to other uses, without following the corresponding procedures.
She challenged the Dispute Chamber's budget of US$1.2 million to complete the payment of US$2.5 million due to SOMO, the company entrusted with the automating of the Civil Registry, and for a debt of US$8.5 million.
She criticized the fact that in 2.5 years there has been no transparency in the use of funds. She said that Castanos Guzman could not expect the judges to request information through the General Law of Access to Information, as an outsider citizen would do.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)