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ARTICLE 259
 

Cancelation of credentials for offences covered by the System for the Superior Oversight and Auditing of Public Finances


When the cancelation of credentials is requested on the grounds of the commission of a serious offence, with the contravention of the precepts of internal control legislation contained in the Structural Law of the Comptroller General of the Republic, the Anti-Corruption and Prohibition of Illicit Enrichment in the Civil Service Act, the General Internal Control Act or others relating to the System for the Superior Oversight and Auditing of Public Finances, the matter shall be sent to the Office of the Comptroller General for recommendation of the appropriate action, in accordance with Article 68 of the Structural Law of the Comptroller General of the Republic, after having prepared the respective case against the alleged offender. The Tribunal shall render a decision once the Comptroller General or the criminal courts have issued opinions concerning the alleged violation of the aforementioned precept.