The president of the organization assured that it was a unanimous decision and that it is due to the application of article 18 of the Cristal Law.
The Transparency and Public Ethics Board (JUTEP) unanimously decided not to analyze complaints or sworn statements against politicians who have run for elective office up to 90 days before the elections based on the application of article 18 of the Crystal Law.
This was confirmed by its president, Gabriela di Longoensuring that the vote was unanimously passed within the body with the approval of the other two members: Guillermo Ortiz Peri (vice president) and Ana Maria Ferraris Barrios (vocal). In this way, the three of them came to a conclusion about the scope of Article 18.
“Complaints will not be accepted and sworn statements corresponding to elected positions will not be opened,” explained the president of the JUTEPMeanwhile, he said that this part of the article will be published on the official Jutep website to make it clear “that this is compliance with the law.”
This is because the three members of the state body reached an agreement that the Article 18 It does not only refer to sworn statements but to all kinds of complaints. “The three of us agreed that it was not just sworn statements but any kind of complaint,” di Longo assured Radio Montecarlo.
“If during the election year a complaint is filed or the envelope is opened for any of the reasons indicated in article 15 of this law, referring to an official who is running for any elective office, the interested party may urge the Board to issue the resolution at least thirty days prior to the election. The Board will not receive complaints within ninety days prior to the election,” establishes article 18.
On the other hand, di Longo stressed that it remains to be determined which elected positions are covered by the regulations since, for the moment, the only ones included are: presidential and vice presidential candidates of the political parties that will be subject to a popular vote in October.
Source: Ambito
