The text of the amendment to the regulation, which will be reached by the Legal Committee, will be presented to the parliamentary parties and the Speaker of Parliament.
At its sitting held on Wednesday 23 September, a debate was held on the intention of the Members to self-regulate their aspirations.
The Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Sotiris Sampson, stated after the meeting that the Committee considered that the Members of Parliament, as exercisers of popular sovereignty, should proceed immediately to self-regulation in the desired positions.
He added that the MPs, first of all, "will self-regulate immediately, in the first stage by amending the rules of procedure of the Parliament".
Mr. Sampson said that the Commission should then amend the two laws that have been passed and one was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, while the law concerning state officials (President of the Republic, MPs and Ministers) was not deemed unconstitutional because no one has appealed, however, a possible appeal will lead him to the path of unconstitutionality for this and must be amended to remove any unconstitutionality.
"The aim and purpose is to pass new laws by the end of the current parliamentary term," he added, explaining that if it is possible to pass laws by the end of the year, they will be passed.
Answering a question, Mr. Sampson clarified that the MPs declare their assets on the basis of the law that has been passed, knowing that it is unconstitutional.
He explained that they will proceed with their own constitutional commitment through the regulation and then they will proceed to amend the laws.
AKEL MP Aristos Damianou stated that the attempt to regulate lust esches twice clashed with decisions of the Supreme Court.
Expressing the position that transparency in these issues is a social necessity and that those who determine the future of the place or manage public money should be held accountable through legislation, he said that the issue has started in the Legal Committee that lasts more than 9 months .
He went on to say that "because we want before the end of the term of this Parliament to regulate the issue for all audited persons, which is a list of more than 100 institutions, we considered it right as with the power of example to proceed to a comprehensive amendment Parliament, which will include extensive controls, punishment mechanisms and in cases where criminal offenses arise in the process of lifting the immunity of a Member of Parliament ".
"With the self-regulation that the majority of parliaments around the world is doing, we will move forward with legislation that will affect both MPs and state-controlled officials," he added.
Answering a question, Mr. Damianou stated that the decision of the Supreme Court on unconstitutional provisions in the law that was passed, was taken several years ago, with a composition of the Supreme Court very different from today and in different circumstances.
"I suspect that in the current social conditions a new Supreme Court may have ruled differently in justifying the need to intervene in the specific individual right of public figures," he added.
He went on to explain that the MPs, the Ministers and other holders of power, Commissioners, Regulators, the public service and those who manage state money from their position will be controlled.
Concluding, he said that the goal is to complete the preparation of the laws by Christmas.
Source: KYPE