The director of Governmental Integrity and Ethics, Lidio Cadet, told reporters on Tuesday, 10 October 2017, that the government is working hard to be more efficient and transparent. Cadet made his statements after the release a publication that reported that the Dominican Republic is ranked 2nd in corruption in Latin America. The publication is entitled: Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer, People and Corruption: Latin America and the Caribbean Index 2017.
Cadet pointed out: “Where there is the most corruption, where there is the real corruption is in purchasing, contracts for projects, services and concessions by the state.” He said that the Medina administration has been taking strong measures against corruption and the noose is tightening for those who chose to break the law regarding the honest handling of government business.
He said that recently President Danilo Medina issued a decree that includes procedures for purchases and contracts, establishing the complete process of procurement and reporting procedures for official government contracts.
Cadet said that now people can access public information and that the Directorate of Governmental Integrity and Ethics has just launched a website with detailed information about government agencies and programs so that the public has easy access to the official business of the government.
He said that the Transparency International survey also features different institutions that are not part of the Central Government. He said people that were polled were also talking about the Justice Branch of government. He said that working for the state there are people doing things right just as there are others who are doing things improperly. He noted that the report also refers to the private sector, adding that when there is corruption in the public administration there’s always a private person or group involved in the illicit activities.
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El Nacional
11 October 2017
