President Martin Vizcarra on Friday urged regional authorities to stand firm in the
fight against corruption in order to avoid repeating the story based on governors and mayors imprisoned for committing this crime.
"(…) For that reason, I invite, ask, and urge you to stand firm in the
fight against corruption. That will make the difference," the Head of State expressed.
"We must do it firmly.
Impunity generates a lot of damage since it promotes
corruption," he added.
Furthermore, the statesman pointed out one of the ways to accomplish this task is by
increasing transparency and informing about the decisions made, not only to institutions in charge of verifying the correct use of State
resources, but also to civil society and the general population.
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Transparency enables us to be vigilant regarding the resources which belong to all Peruvians," President Vizcarra said.
He also reaffirmed his request to local and regional authorities to
complete the projects and works started by former administrations, namely those that had experienced significant progress.
"The idea is to prioritize projects that will truly generate progress and
development in each one of your regions," the Head of State concluded.
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Published: 2/22/2019