mechanism of segregation of duties at the level of sectors that interact directly with the public
to allow the investigation of cases or receipt of expedients and decision-making based on
principles of transparency. Brochures of the Administrative Procedures Act. No. 14/2011, of
10th August, were published and disseminated, and “Palaces of Justice” were constructed at
the level of provincial capitals and some districts.
185. For the same purpose two National Conferences on Good Practices in Public Administration
(2009 and 2011) were held.
186. The Strategic Plan for the Development of the Public Administration 2011-2025 (PEDAP) and
its Action Plan 2011-2014 and Communication Plan were approved.
187. Regarding the recommendation of the APR Panel to establish an open process for the
appointment of the Director of the Central Office for Combating Corruption (GCCC), the
requirements for candidacy were defined. The post of Director of GCCC should remain in the
hands of a career magistrate, chosen through a public competition, a process that should be
run by the newly created National Commission on Human Rights or another independent
commission. It is noted that the number of submissions of allegations has increased. In 2011,
we recorded 520 allegations of corruption, whose investigations were set in motion, resulting in
102 charges, 4 allegations required to gather more evidence, 201 allegations filed and 44 tried.
However, information on cases and their location is not public. In this perspective the
challenges that arises is are:
a. Guarantee the independence of judges in all domains.
b. Allow the publication of judgments in the Government Gazette
c. Ensuring legal and financial training of technicians in the preparatory investigation of
corruption cases.
188. Regarding legislation, an Anti-Corruption Legislation Package was submitted for consideration
by the Parliament. The package includes bills Organic Law of the Attorney General's Office
and the Statutes of Public Prosecutors, Code of Ethics for Public Servants and Victim,
Whistleblower, Witness and Other Subjects Protection Act, and the Criminal Code. Of this
package, in 2011 the AR approved the revision of the Organic Law of the Attorney General's
Office and the Statutes of Public Prosecutors and in 2012 approved the Public Integrity Law
and Proposed Victim, Whistleblower, Witness and Other Subjects Protection Act. The
proposed Criminal Code will be assessed at the beginning of year 2013.
189. However, while the Victim, Whistleblower, Witness and Other Subjects Protection Act has
already been approved, it lacks the necessary material conditions for its implementation. For
example, equipping courtrooms with systems to allow witnesses to be heard without having to
appear in the courtroom; creating capacity for physical protection of witnesses or
whistleblowers, for example, by creating safe houses, police protection, etc..
190. It should also be prevented that defendants can bring legal proceedings against witnesses,
based on the facts presented by the witnesses, by invoking their rights to good name and
reputation. The reporting of suspicious transactions to recipient entities is through the filling out
of a form and its publication. To this end, it is forbidden for the recipients, as for all people who
work for them or providing service to them, either on a permanent, temporary or casual basis,
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