After the senator refused to deliver his wife’s asset declaration, the Transparency and Public Ethics Board voted unanimously on the decision.
The senator of National Party, Juan Sartoriwas declared omitted by the Transparency and Public Ethics Board (Jutep)after he refused to deliver the sworn declaration of his wife’s assets, Yekaterina Rybolovleva, Therefore, he will have to face sanctions after the unanimous decision of the board of directors of the state entity.
The administrative process began in 2022 when an investigation was opened due to an irregularity in the documentation presented by the white senator. The senator’s response, to the claim of her wife’s sworn declaration of assets, was that he could not operate on her will and has even gone so far as to file an appeal in the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), although it was dismissed because it was considered unconstitutional.
What are the sanctions that Sartori would receive?
The board’s decision was unanimous and was made up of the president of Jutep, Gabriela Dilongo – representing Cabildo Abierto – and the directors of the National Party and Frente Amplio, Guillermo Ortiz and Ana Ferraris, respectively. Meanwhile, the sanctions that the senator can receive are marked by the Crystal Law of Public Officials where it is established in article 16 that the leader “will not be able to exercise public office again until he submits the omitted declaration,” which would complicate the senator’s intentions and political projects for next year.
On the other hand, Jutep would be authorized to retain the 50% of salary of the senator based on the rule that establishes that the state entity must communicate “the status of omission to the body in which the official works, for the purposes of applying the disciplinary measures relevant and withholding provided for by article 99 of Law No. 18,046. , of October 24, 2006, or, where appropriate, to the corresponding social security organizations.”
Meanwhile, the senator would still have a period of ten calendar days “counted from the day following notification of the resolution of the penalty fee, to file the omitted declaration” in order to pay half of a fine equivalent to 50 Resettable Unitsthat is, about 81,340 Uruguayan pesos at current value.
For Sartori, there is cruelty against
In mid-October, Sartori had sent a letter to the president of the National Party, Pablo Iturralde, in which he maintained the existence of “crudeness” against him by Jutep. The argument behind this was the insistence that the senator present the affidavit with his wife’s assets when there are close to 800 legislators and officials publics that also did not comply with their obligations regarding transparency. However, the treatment and the result before Jutep has not been the same as this one. constant public exposureas he pointed out.
For the white senator, furthermore, there is a imposed obligation by the meeting that is not compliant, as it corresponds to his wife’s affairs and not his own. Finally, Sartori did not obtain the support of the National Party What I expected in this topic.
Source: Ambito
