The Legislature of the nation handed a regulation for 'Nowhere,' with all 56 MPs being unlawful, however… inexpensively and with out penalties.
No member of parliament of any social gathering submitted the declaration of belongings of himself and his household by the deadline of June 10.
The excuse was that the Parliament was closed as a result of elections, but additionally that the brand new related laws is within the works.
In contrast to with any form of citizen illegality, the implications for MPs are a… easy written comment.
In truth, at a time when all different authorities officers, aside from ministers and the President of the Republic, are punished with fines of a number of thousand euros, if they don’t submit the Pothen Esches on time.
We’re coping with a case of large illegality, with the Legislature, i.e. all 56 MPs, unlawful, however with full protection, for the reason that regulation doesn’t present for sanctions. An illegality with out substantial sanctions, since they themselves made the Regulation for themselves.
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That is the Regulation on Inheritance, i.e. the declaration of the belongings of MPs, their spouses and minor kids.
The explanation for the interim declaration of Not one of the MPs, who, primarily based on the Regulation, submit the primary declaration at first of every time period, on this explicit case in 2021, and the interim one on the finish of three years in Parliament.
Legislators, to begin with, ought to respect the Legal guidelines and set a very good instance.
In keeping with info from Sigma, final Wednesday, June 19, all 56 obtained a reminder letter from the companies of the Parliament to take action.
It’s famous, firstly, that the present laws doesn’t present for sanctions for the MPs who dedicated unlawful acts, however… a written statement, and secondly, these statements is not going to be checked for unjust enrichment both.
This significant audit, anticipated with the brand new laws within the works, will likely be carried out by the Tax Commissioner.
What’s equally unpleasantly shocking, is the truth that whereas for State Officers, Officers of the broader Public Sector and in addition Native Authorities officers, penalties are supplied for delay in submitting a declaration of No Issues, the identical doesn’t apply to MPs, ministers but additionally the President of the Republic.
That is blatant discrimination, not solely in opposition to bizarre residents who’re topic to dire penalties for the slightest illegality, but additionally in opposition to all different State officers.
For all the remainder, in case of failure to submit the declaration, the regulation offers for a high-quality of as much as 5000 euros and the imposition of a high-quality of as much as 100 euros for every day of continued failure. For MPs, it offers for a easy written statement.
Subsequently, if the identical illegality was dedicated by the opposite State officers, every of them may obtain a high-quality of 6,700 euros so far, which might be 6,800 euros tomorrow, 6,900 euros the day after tomorrow and so forth.
Nevertheless, the Normal Director of the Parliament, after the illegality of the MPs, despatched a brand new letter within the afternoon, giving an “extension” for the submission of those statements till July 8 and introduced that these statements will likely be posted on the web site of the Parliament on the day of its final session. Plenary on July 15.
It’s famous, nevertheless, that even when a Member of Parliament needs to not submit the Declaration of Nothing till then, it nonetheless has no legislative penalties. He will likely be judged by the folks for this omission. Nothing extra. The so-called Identify And Disgrace.
Everybody is anticipated to take action, nevertheless, as a result of there isn’t a actual management.
Already, as Sigma is knowledgeable, for the reason that reminder they obtained on June 19, till at the moment, many deputies have achieved so, however after first breaking the regulation.
At this time, 9 of the eleven MPs of the Inside Committee didn’t attend the scheduled session, leading to no quorum and it being postponed.
A complete of 24 friends of the Inside Committee got here to the Parliament, they had been knowledgeable that the session had simply been postponed as a result of lack of a quorum of the MPs, they drank their espresso and left idly. Normal Administrators of ministries and sub-ministries, of the Authorized Service, and a bunch of representatives of different organizations.
Current within the assembly room had been solely the chairman of the Inside Committee, Aristos Damianou and the Deputy Chairman, Marina Nikolaou, MPs of AKEL.
Absent had been Valentinos Fakontis of AKEL, Mr. Nikos Sykas, Kyriakos Hatzigiannis and Nikos Georgiou of DISY, Mr. Panikos Leonidou and Christos Senekis of DIKO, Mr. Marinos Sizopoulos of EDEK, Mr. Marinos Mousiouttas of DIPA and Mr. Stavros Papadouris of Environmentalists had been absent, every for their very own causes.
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