The actions of the Comptroller Normal of Accounts (CGC) spotlight potential anomalies in the usage of public funds over the last 12 months of Alejandro Giammattei’s presidency. Solely the particular audits left sanctions and complaints on account of doubts concerning the execution of Q7 thousand 702 million 528 thousand 793.12.
There have been additionally compliance audits that represented Q394.55 million in findings.
In whole, there are Q8,097 million in findings in particular and compliance audits, which embrace 96 felony complaints.
The audits, each compliance and particular, had been carried out in all companies that execute state funds allotted within the 2023 funds, categorised by funding areas starting from the well being sector to public works and trusts.
The potential irregularities detected by the CGC will serve for the investigation course of undertaken by the Public Ministry.
2023, being the final 12 months of presidency and electoral 12 months, political analysts and specialists in oversight and transparency warned that in that interval public sources might be utilized in a clientelist method.
The statistics of the report present that there have been 286 findings concerning the inspection workouts carried out on municipalities and Growth Councils, surpassed solely by 552 detected by the presentation of complaints to the inspection physique.
Compliance audits spotlight 1,632 findings on account of non-compliance with procedures in municipalities, which represents Q39.1 million.
There have been additionally 83 findings of irregularities within the administration of trusts, equal to Q532 million.
They aren’t stunning
The variety of findings, within the opinion of analysts, is no surprise, since throughout Giammattei’s administration there have been instances that raised doubts regarding potential corruption.
“It’s not new that these kinds of findings happen. “All of us witnessed the degrees of corruption throughout Alejandro Giammattei’s administration,” mentioned Marvin Flores, an skilled in oversight of the Citizen Motion group.
Flores highlighted the well timed motion of the CGC, which fulfilled its accountability and took authorized measures.
Francisco Quezada, from the Nationwide Financial Analysis Heart (Cien), expressed himself in an identical sense, highlighting that the entity fulfilled its mandate.
“These numbers are all the time fairly excessive. So, the breakdown and seeing how a lot they handle to get better is essential. “That would serve to measure the effectiveness of CGC audits,” he indicated.
Alejandro Giammattei’s presidency was questioned by social sectors from 2020 to 2024. On this interval, loans requested to handle the pandemic, the contract for the Sputnik V vaccines, which maintains a felony investigation, stood out; the disappeared Authorities Heart and obvious bribes that the political opposition publicly identified.
The Expenditure High quality Subcomptroller’s Workplace additionally identified preventive actions.
The info from the report signifies that there have been 3,373 prevention actions to fight corruption. Of those, 85.50% had been attended to, in response to the doc.
DECREE OF CONGRESS
Ministry of communications
The report particulars the existence of a grievance in opposition to the previous Minister of Communications, Javier Maldonado, who got here to workplace in July 2021. The quantity of the grievance quantities to Q6,960 million since commitments had been made that weren’t supported by these stipulated in Decree 21. -2022, Regulation to Strengthen the Upkeep and Development of Strategic Infrastructure.
Amongst these presumably chargeable for these suspicions within the execution of funds are the next former officers: Minister of Communications, Vice Minister of City Growth, Vice Minister of Infrastructure, Normal Director, Govt Coordinator, Govt Coordinator, Vice Minister of Buildings and the Interim Director. The case that’s underneath investigation by the Public Ministry.
Determine that the venture value: Q6 thousand 960 million 843 thousand 983.83
BICENTENARY SCHOOLS
Ministry of communications
The Comptroller Normal of Accounts evidenced a second case, which corresponds to the development venture of the Bicentennial Colleges. The quantity of the grievance corresponds to Q258.2 million and the minister, interim head, director of the ministerial workplace, the vice minister of Buildings and the interim director are being prosecuted.
The grievance was filed as a result of the necessities within the occasion bases restricted the participation of bidders for the development of those colleges. This file is already within the possession of the investigating entity, however together with the audit work there are journalistic investigations that uncovered the obvious irregularities within the venture.
Determine that the venture value: Q258 million 242 thousand 423.91
WORTHY KITCHENS
Ministry of communications
The officers who can be accountable and in opposition to whom this third grievance is filed throughout the ministry are the minister who was performing capabilities, in addition to in opposition to 5 different individuals who had a place throughout the company.
The case corresponds to the Cocinas Dignas venture, which had an funding of Q51.3 million. This particulars obvious irregularities within the acquisition and set up processes of prefabricated modules for short-term kitchens, with cost having been made for 12 module acquisition and set up processes with out being put in.
Determine that the venture value: Q51 million 382 thousand 075.89
UNDERGROUNDS
Social Solidarity Fund
Amongst these reported with potential tasks are: the proprietor of the Novarq firm, the supervision coordinator, the operations coordinator, execution monitor and venture supervisor, in addition to the proprietor of the business firm Cebco and its government coordinator.
The case corresponds to the development of the Petapa Avenue overpass in zone 12. The penalty quantities to Q104. 7 million.
The alleged information uncovered by the CGC particular audit point out that contractual clauses of the venture had been breached within the building of the Puente Petapa overpass.
Determine that the venture value: Q104 million 766 thousand 166.32
OVERTIME
SUPREME ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL
The felony grievance in opposition to the TSE is because of the alleged failure to pay time beyond regulation for everlasting personnel and that roughly Q90 million had been paid on this space alone. In final 12 months’s elections, the TSE had lengthy work days within the course of that was carried out and greater than 14 thousand folks had been employed in several areas.
Among the many potential accountable events on this grievance are: the director of Human Assets, the Administrative and Monetary Supervisor.
Cipher: Q90 million
RENOVATION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
There aren’t any additional particulars of the individuals who would have a sure diploma of accountability on this grievance. But it surely is because of potential irregularities in a venture run by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Meals (Maga).
The quantity for which the venture was reported to the authorities quantities to Q15.8 million, in response to the inspection carried out by the CGC.
The occasions are on account of irregularities within the contracting of companies associated to the bidding occasion for “Renovation of Buildings of the Agricultural Coaching Faculty of Cobán, Alta Verapaz”, which is among the rural extensions that the ministry has.
Cipher: Q15 million 876 thousand 824.64
RENOVATION
San Juan de Dios Normal Hospital
The grievance for obvious irregularities is expounded to the operation of the San Juan de Dios Normal Hospital, however it doesn’t break down the potential perpetrators. Though CGC sources reported that the entity filed two complaints in opposition to Francisco Coma, former Minister of Well being through the Alejandro Giammattei administration.
The information are obvious funds for the renovation of the hospital with out them being made. The auditors’ inspection lists an quantity of Q18 million 386 thousand 435.
The hospital community has confronted fixed issues on account of lack of medicines and different points, which have affected the inhabitants that comes in quest of well being companies.
Cipher: Q18 million 386 thousand 194
LIVING PLACE
Housing Funding Belief
The Comptroller Normal of Accounts detected obvious anomalies within the belief. The identical ones that don’t element who might presumably be concerned within the grievance.
The information are on account of the truth that there was allegedly a breach of the contract for the work venture at a hard and fast value and a selected time, in response to contract quantity 9,508 of the municipality of San Marcos.
The venture would have been awarded for a value of Q12.6 million. In accordance with the outcomes of the inspection carried out by the CGC, a felony investigation is warranted.
Cipher: Q12 million 60 thousand 194
FOODS
Secretary of Social Works of the President’s Spouse
These presumably chargeable for the irregularities detected by the Comptroller Normal of Accounts aren’t detailed. However it’s because of the outcomes of an audit that concluded in 2023. The quantity reported is Q60.7 million, which is expounded to obvious irregularities within the buy of meals within the company linked to the presidency through the administration of former president Alejandro Giammattei.
The motivation for the grievance was on account of lack of transparency in funds execution, meals acquisition associated to complete major childhood care packages and complete take care of the aged.
Cipher: Q60 million 765 thousand 959.35
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