Government officials must register their fortune
Government officials will have to register their fortune and put it under seal at a notary 3 months after the Anti-Corruption Act is promulgated. It is expected that President Desi Bouterse will promulgate the law immediately after it has been adopted by Parliament. MP Andre Misiekaba (NDP) chairman of the Committee of Rapporteurs, explained that this means that he, fellow MP’s, ministers and other government officials must have their fortune registered this year. The Anti Corruption bill which is currently still being discussed in Parliament also states that it will be mandatory for government officials to regularly update the information regarding their fortune. The bill initially stated that government officials would have to share the information with the Corruption Prevention Committee (CPC) but legislators were hesitant about that. Legislators explained that they were not at ease with the idea that their personal information would be in the hands of a committee that consist of a handful of people. MP Misiekaba pointed out that it seemed safer to put the information under seal at a notary. The bill currently also states that six months after leaving office the government officials must also hand in a report on their finances and possessions. MP Misiekaba pointed out that this requirement “does not seem logical.” He proposed adding a period of 3 months. People who hand in a statement at a notary which does not contain accurate information risks going to prison for 4 years. The CPC steps in when there are indications that the finances of a government official rise abnormally. The CPC will have access to the information at the notary by order of the attorney general. War for the Planet of the Apes won the weekend with a $56.5 million debut frame. The third entry in Fox’s acclaimed sci-fi franchise reboot snagged an okay 2.5x weekend multiplier, as well as an opening weekend closer to Rise of the Planet of the Apes $54.8m (in 2D back in 2011) than Dawn of the Planet of the Apes $72.6m (in 3D back in 2014). So yeah, even with rave reviews the film sold fewer tickets on opening weekend than any Planet of the Apes movie since... sorry, Battle for the Planet of the Apes back in 1973. Bad jokes aside, unless the film has legs of steel, we’re looking at a final domestic total of between $161m and $183m. Or it could be less leggy than the last two films, think a 2.67x multiplier, for a $149m domestic total. With rave reviews and a track record of quality, War for the
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