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| Wednesday, 10 March 2004 |
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| Call for declaration of Assets and Liabilities of candidates The programme for Protection of Public Resources (PPPR) draws the attention of all the candidates contesting the General Election in April 2004, to their legal responsibilities and duties to declare their assets and liabilities. In terms of the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Law, No. 1 of 1975 as amended by Acts No. 29 of 1985 and No. 74 of 1988 candidates at a general election are required to declare their full assets and liabilities to the Commissioner of Elections, the Institute of Human Rights said yesterday in a press release. The declaration should be forwarded within a stipulated period, which is as follows: 1. Successful candidates - between the date of nominations and the first sitting in the parliament. 2. Unsuccessful candidates - within three months from the date of nominations. It should also be noted that, the declaration of assets and liabilities includes all the properties and beneficial interests of the declarant, and the spouse and unmarried children over 18 years or children dependent on the declarant. Further PPPR reiterates that failure to make declarations or making a false statement in a declaration is a serious offence punishable with imprisonment. The PPPR also informs the public that they are entitled to obtain certified copies of declarations of assets and liabilities from the Commissioner of Elections on the payment of the prescribed fee. We urge all the candidates to submit their declarations of assets and liabilities within the stipulated period. We also request the public to be vigilant on the actual assets of the candidates and their declarations of assets and liabilities. It should be noted that, the law presumes unexplainable assets to have been accumulated by means of corruption. |
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