NewsWhore
10-02-2009, 02:20 PM
The Constitutional Revisory Assembly of the Constitution (ANR) approved an amendment within the Statute of Public Function that makes corruption illegal. It establishes that penalties will be imposed on anyone who steals public funds or takes advantage of their position in a government department to obtain any economic advantages for themselves or for others.
Moreover, according to Diario Libre, the provision establishes that "no public institution or autonomous entity that handles public funds may establish rules or decrees aimed at increasing the remuneration or benefits of its leadership or personnel, but rather for a period after that to which they were elected or appointed. Disobedience of this disposition will be punished in accordance with the law".
In one of the numerals it is established that people convicted of crimes of corruption will be sentenced to civil demotion without prejudice to any other punishment set out in the laws, and the person will be required to return what was illegally taken. In the same way, the ANR approved that "the law could order longer than usual statutes of limitation for cases of crimes of corruption and a restrictive regulation of trial benefits".
Within Chapter 1 on the makeup of the Legislative Branch, the legislators encouraged colleagues to do well. But in the new Constitution, it was determined that "senators and deputies are not bound by imperative mandate, they may act always with strict adherence to the sacred duty of representing the people who elected them, to whom they must be accountable".
The assembly also approved the increase in the legislative terms from 90 to 150 days. The number of deputies was increased from 178 to 190. Another seven will be elected to represent Dominican expatriates. The president of the Chamber of Deputies had favored reducing the number of deputies to 150.
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Moreover, according to Diario Libre, the provision establishes that "no public institution or autonomous entity that handles public funds may establish rules or decrees aimed at increasing the remuneration or benefits of its leadership or personnel, but rather for a period after that to which they were elected or appointed. Disobedience of this disposition will be punished in accordance with the law".
In one of the numerals it is established that people convicted of crimes of corruption will be sentenced to civil demotion without prejudice to any other punishment set out in the laws, and the person will be required to return what was illegally taken. In the same way, the ANR approved that "the law could order longer than usual statutes of limitation for cases of crimes of corruption and a restrictive regulation of trial benefits".
Within Chapter 1 on the makeup of the Legislative Branch, the legislators encouraged colleagues to do well. But in the new Constitution, it was determined that "senators and deputies are not bound by imperative mandate, they may act always with strict adherence to the sacred duty of representing the people who elected them, to whom they must be accountable".
The assembly also approved the increase in the legislative terms from 90 to 150 days. The number of deputies was increased from 178 to 190. Another seven will be elected to represent Dominican expatriates. The president of the Chamber of Deputies had favored reducing the number of deputies to 150.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)