Maytín propose amendments transparency law

The administrator of the National Authority of Transparency and Access to Information (Antai) Angelica Maytín, propose to amend the Law 6 of 22 January 2002 establishing the rules of transparency in the state, because now officials who fail to comply with update the web pages of its institutions are not penalized.

The reaction Maytín comes after an investigation of Panama America which reflects that there are several entities that have updated their websites relating to purchases, budget execution, payment of travel expenses for domestic and international travel, and purchases of airline tickets .

"Unfortunately Law 6 of January 22, 2002 does not establish penalties for people who do not update information on Web pages, which is why we will propose a reform of the law. But if no penalty for not responding official request for information " replied Maytín.

She said that if someone wants to know information that is public and is not available on the website of the institution, may request in writing and is required to respond within a maximum period of 30 days, otherwise you can apply a fine to the server public not answer a request for information.

She explained that there are still officials who do not give importance to updating web pages and working on it to make them aware of their obligations, although they are able to draw attention to servers that do not meet the standard of transparency.

Entities with incomplete information are the ministries of Environment, Health, Social Development, Agricultural Development of the National Institute of Culture (INAC) and the Institute of Agricultural Insurance (ISA).

In the case of INAC any entity information does not appear, while Social and Health minister (MINSA) in the details related to payment of international air ticket appears under the line "framework agreement" or paid by the MINSA, when it should be the amount.