It took six long years for the Office of the Chief State Comptroller to finally stop being in the hands of a surrogate and a newly appointed head. It is about the appointment of Xavier Maurici Torres Maldonado, a prominent expert from Loja, who proved to be the best rated in the public tender and the merits carried out for the election, precisely, of the highest body for state supervision and audit of public management. of Ecuador, taking office on November 28, at the plenary session of the National Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of art. 120, paragraph 11 of the Constitution, a function that will be performed for a period of five years, which is the period provided for the representatives of the entities that make up the Function of Transparency and Social Control, including the Chief State Comptroller.
Mauricio Torres, new comptroller: I extend my hand to Correismo and all the blocks of the legislative function
The task facing the new body in charge of directing the system of control, inspection and audit applied to administrative, financial, operational and environmental management is huge, almost titanic, to the extent that it carries out effective and timely control regarding the use of state resources and, of course , full compliance with institutional goals that define public entities, but also private law organizations that manage public resources.
The new controller, Mauricio Torres, calls for a dialogue to achieve the manageability of his administration and the fight against corruption
And the veil of opacity that – for some time – covered the Office of the Chief State Comptroller diminished its prestige and credibility, essential values that every control body must take into account. Suffice it to mention that the two former controllers, or their highest authorities at the time, were pointed at by the accusing finger of the Ecuadorian judiciary in the cases of Odebrecht and Las Torres, but also by the United States Department of Justice itself. ., which today has one of the accused on the ropes.
(…) the new controller (…) will have to face powerful groups and interests that do not want to change the status quo…
Hence the importance of returning to that institution the character of ‘Higher technical control body’, in the sense described in art. 211. Basic Charter and Art. 29 of its Organic Law, with sufficient autonomy and independence, which enables it to objectively examine, verify and evaluate the use of public resources and with the same firmness, if applicable, establish and/or confirm administrative and civil liability. indications of criminal liability.
Correismo failed in his attempt to neutralize Mauricio Torres Maldonado’s ownership as state controller
For this reason, it is necessary to introduce changes in the legal regulations, as well as specify the forensic audit and this open state management model.
It is obvious that the new chief state watchdog will have to deal with powerful groups and interests that do not want to change the status quo and that perhaps it is they who are behind the countless attempts to make it impossible, on this occasion, to have a legitimately elected government.
Mauricio Torres Maldonado takes over as State Comptroller General amid efforts to prevent this
dr. Xavier Mauricio Torres Maldonado has the support of citizens, the necessary knowledge and, above all, the personal and family moral reserve that supports him in performing such a delicate task. (OR)
Source: Eluniverso
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