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An omnibus bill being discussed in Parliament would restrict the Constitutional Court’s authority in the surveillance of political parties’ legal compliance, a move that may allow political parties to spend with impunity.
The bundled legislation would grant a reprieve to political parties currently under Constitutional Court scrutiny for missing documents and for submitting expenses without invoices.
Under the proposed legal changes, political parties would be free to spend money on political activities without presenting invoices.
The proposal carries the signature of Veysi Kaynak of the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP.
Political parties will have the option to offer open or sealed tenders under the omnibus bill. In addition, service procurements will be allowed to be written or verbal.
The omnibus bill is being criticized by some for opening the door for questionable spending by removing the necessity for political parties to present invoices.
Parties would also no longer be required to fill out an income voucher for donations made to bank accounts opened in their party’s name, under the legislation.
Kaynak, speaking to the daily Cumhuriyet, said the law could include past accounts.
All parties have trouble with billing, according to Kaynak, especially “prior to the elections, when there are travel costs for training polling station clerks” that previously could not be invoiced to the party.
The bundled legislation would grant a reprieve to political parties currently under Constitutional Court scrutiny for missing documents and for submitting expenses without invoices.
Under the proposed legal changes, political parties would be free to spend money on political activities without presenting invoices.
The proposal carries the signature of Veysi Kaynak of the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP.
Political parties will have the option to offer open or sealed tenders under the omnibus bill. In addition, service procurements will be allowed to be written or verbal.
The omnibus bill is being criticized by some for opening the door for questionable spending by removing the necessity for political parties to present invoices.
Parties would also no longer be required to fill out an income voucher for donations made to bank accounts opened in their party’s name, under the legislation.
Kaynak, speaking to the daily Cumhuriyet, said the law could include past accounts.
All parties have trouble with billing, according to Kaynak, especially “prior to the elections, when there are travel costs for training polling station clerks” that previously could not be invoiced to the party.
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