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Liberia's House of Representatives is investigating how former President George Weah's asset declaration documents were leaked to the public. Several political parties and civil society groups in Mali have rejected the ruling junta's order to suspend
All senior government officials in the country, including presidents, are mandated to declare their wealth upon taking office before the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (Lacc). political activities, vowing to stage demonstrations over the move.
It is meant to ensure public officials avoid conflicts of interest and illicit wealth accumulation. But it is not mandatory for such declarations to be made public. “By
The former president's asset declaration documents are said to have been leaked to the public without his consent. taking the illegal decision to suspend the activities of political parties and
"Weah's asset declaration form is now all in the public space and on various platforms," Frank Saah Foko, a local legislator, said. associations, the junta is violating Mali's constitution,” the president of the
He said publishing the former president’s declared assets without his consent was illegal. party African Social Democratic Party (PSDA), Ismael Sacko, said, vowing to
It is not clear who leaked them but legislators have summoned senior Lacc officials over the leak. They are expected to appear before the lawmakers on Tuesday. organise protests against the decision.
In February, President Joseph Boakai, who won the November presidential run-off election defeating Mr Weah, declared his assets vowing to fight corruption in the country. The
Mr Weah's presidency was plagued with accusations of corruption and faced criticism for the excesses of senior officials. coordinator of the 20 February Appeal to Save Mali coalition
After Mr Boakai's inauguration in January he asked former officials to turnover government assets they had in their possession “without delay and hesitation”. also condemned the decision and called for civil resistance against it.
Meanwhile,
the House of the Press of Mali press watchdog expressed concern over the
decision by the country's media regulator to bar media outlets from reporting on
the activities of political parties.
It called on media outlets to defy the order.
The
High Authority of Communication (HAC) on Thursday asked media outlets in the country to stop reporting on
the activities of political parties and associations, a day after authorities
issued a decree suspending until further notice all activities by political
parties and groups on the grounds of maintaining public order.
The
junta has incrementally repressed critical reporting on the stalled political
transition and security situation in the country since taking power in 2020.
More than 80 political parties and civil groups recently called for presidential elections "as soon as possible" and an end to military rule, after the expiry of the extended transition period last month.
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