The Integrity Commission has commenced the filing process for eighteen (18) ex parte applications with respect to persons who have failed to declare their assets, incomes and liabilities.
They are seeking to have the courts compel these individuals to obey the law.
In a statement on Thursday, the commission said a total of 372 people have failed to comply, although their names were published in the newspapers.
The commission said that on November 10, the names of 461 people in public life were published as having failed to declare their assets, incomes and liabilities in keeping with Section 11 (1) of the Integrity in Public Life Act (IPLA). The list of names was gazetted seven days later.
Since then, the commission said, 89 had voluntarily complied with the law, leaving 372 still to do so.
As a result, the commission said it sent a further warning along with a notice of intention to take ex parte action for the non-filing. This notice was published in the newspapers on November 29.
On January 10 and 11, the commission began ex-parte action against 18 applications, asking the High Court to order people in public life to file their outstanding declarations.
“The commission strongly recommends the voluntary filing of declarations…which would prevent persons in public life from being subject to these court orders, and the requirement to pay costs,” it said in its release.