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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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World Cup 2030
Not everything Direct social assistance
reaches 3.5 million
is decided yet families
Unlawful gains: Debate
rekindled
Electronic invoicing:
Gradual implementation
Housing assistance:
Murabaha purchases
also eligible
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The bill drafted a few years ago was withdrawn from Parliament, following investigate and prosecute, as well as the dilemma of presumption of inno-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