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Another problem is that the exact powers and responsibilities of the Human Rights Ministry and other bodies remain unclear. The above-mentioned provisions of the draft law do not clearly indicate whether the Ministry is entrusted with a real function of supervision and financial monitoring of political parties or at least a co-ordination role with other competent authorities. During the interviews in Tunis, the authors of the draft law explained, first, that they had expressly removed from the draft law the provisions on the financial monitoring mechanism (which in its current form has not proved its worth) and that the emphasis had been placed more on transparency rules; and second, that the Court of Auditors, because of its general jurisdiction, could always investigate cases in the event that irregularities in the accounts of political parties were suspected.