Judicial, Electoral, and Transparency functions submitted their accountability to the Assembly

The plenary session of the National Assembly heard yesterday the accountability of the three functions of the state and various institutions that submitted the balance of their work over the past year.

Gustavo Jalkh, Chairman of the Judiciary; Galo Chiriboga, Attorney General; Suad Mansour, Superintendent of Banks; Ramiro Rivadeneira, Ombudsman; Ernesto Pazmiño, Public Defender, and Patricio Baca, President of the Electoral Tribunal, submitted the reports.

Jalkh highlighted the election of judicial officials through competitions and processes of merit and opposition, which he said strengthen the judicial independence.

On the other hand, Mansour, former President of the Transparency and Social Control, highlighted the Public Records bill, which is expected to be submitted in the coming days to the Assembly.