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VEND.23, SAM. 24, DIM. 25 FÉVRIER 2024 - N°6710  NE PEUT ÊTRE VENDU SÉPARÉMENT  DÉPÔT LÉGAL 100/1991  DIRECTEUR DE PUBLICATION KHALID BELYAZID
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          Editorial                                                  Profiteers                                                        Mohamed Ali MRABI



          T    HIS issue has been dragging on for several years. Yet everyone agrees  a context marked by the multiplication of corruption cases involving local
               on its urgency. The issue of the fight against unlawful gains crystal- elected officials, members of Parliament, and other people.
               lizes the ills of the political scene. Polarization around this issue has  In debates on the fight against unlawful gains, everyone seems to agree on
          led to a deadlock. The law to institutionalize the hunt for unjustified enrich- the principle of tracking down corruption, but not on how to go about it. The
          ment by civil servants, public officials, and elected officials, is still missing.  main points of contention concern the authority that will be empowered to
          The bill drafted a few years ago was withdrawn from Parliament, following  investigate and prosecute, as well as the dilemma of presumption of inno-
          a disagreement between the parliamentary groups. Since then, we’ve been  cence and reversal of the burden of proof. While some have warned against
          treading water. And the «profiteers» continue to «grow fat». The Integrity,  the instrumentalization of the whistle-blowing procedure, to the detriment
          Corruption Prevention, and Anti-Corruption Body (INPPLC) has repeatedly  of people who are a seemingly innocent, it is just as important to point out
          warned of the urgent need for a dedicated law to combat these practices. The  the obvious: strengthening the tracking system would prevent «profiteers»
          mechanism for declaring assets has also shown its limitations.          of public assets from eluding justice, and would give greater meaning to the
          Today, the merit of a proposed law is to reopen the debate on this subject, in  principle of accountability! o
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