Morocco’s Court of Auditors Urges Ex-Officials to Declare Assets, Boosting Transparency

The President of the Court of Auditors, Zineb El Adaoui, has instructed her relevant services to remind the persons subject to the law, in particular the former ministers and parliamentarians covered by the texts governing the mandatory declaration of assets (DOP), that they must file their declarations and fulfill this duty within the deadlines, reports Al Akhbar.

This is a constitutional obligation aimed at strengthening transparency and moralization in the management of public affairs. Article 158 of the 2011 Constitution states that "any elected or appointed person holding a public office must make, in accordance with the procedures laid down by law, a written declaration of the assets and holdings held by him, directly or indirectly, upon taking office, during his term of office and upon leaving office." Furthermore, Article 147 states that "the Court of Auditors controls and ensures the monitoring of asset declarations."

Consequently, failure to comply with the obligation to file the declaration, the filing deadlines and the provisions of the legal framework governing the DOP entails the sanctions provided for by the regulations in force.