The decision of the RCC regarding the secrecy of the declarations of wealth, « free at the public money »
Gold MEP Georgiana Teodorescu states that the decision of the Constitutional Court on the secretization of wealth statements is ‘scandalous, undermines years of efforts for transparency and integrity in public life’ and can be translated ‘free to public money’.
‘The same RCC judges who canceled the elections only for Nicușor Dan to be imposed president, now come with a new blow to democracy: secreting wealth statements. It is a scandalous decision, which undermines years of efforts for transparency and integrity in public life. In other words: free to public money, without a trace of control! Nicușor Dan’s counselor now enjoys the secretization of wealth statements: ‘Let’s get rid of this stupidity with the statements of wealth put in public, « said the MEP, according to a press release sent on Thursday.
According to Georgia Teodorescu, the Constitutional Court did not defend the interests of the citizens by this decision, but « defended the interests of those who want to steal in silence. »
‘How do we fight against corruption when wealth statements are hidden? How can he press to discover conflicts of interest or unjustified assets? The answer is simple: you can’t. The National Integrity Agency does not have the resources to check over one million statements. Only public exposure made them efficiently analyzable. Moreover, ANI warns us that Romania risks losing access to the OECD and violating international commitments.
In order to enter the EU, Romania had to legislate the transparency of wealth statements. In addition, the ECHR has established that the publication of the declarations of wealth of the spouses does not violate human rights. Transparency is not optional in a democratic state. It is an obligation, ‘added the MEP Gold.
The Constitutional Court has decided that the statements of wealth and interests should no longer be published on the website of the National Integrity Agency, nor on the online pages of other public institutions, and these statements should no longer include the revenues and goods of the spouses.
