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Government clamps down on corruption

15.05.2008

The government's plenipotentiary for fighting corruption, Julia Pitera, wants the personal property statements of even more officials to be made public.

 

She announced in Lublin that the project of an amendment to the anti-corruption law prepared by her is ready.

"Personal property statements of the management of public institutions and secret services should be made public," Pitera told the journalists.

 

"The assumptions of the amendment will be submitted to the government legislative centre on Friday," she added.

According to Pitera, the personal property statements of all managers of public institutions should be made public and be available on the institutions' web pages. She said that civil servants are in no way less susceptible to corruption than politicians, because it is they who sign the final contracts.

 

The amendment to the anti-corruption law will, according to Pitera, eradicate the existing loopholes in the law. (mo)