The National Institute for Transparency is currently paralyzed due to a lack of commissioners, preventing it from achieving the quorum necessary to resolve thousands of pending information requests. This institutional deadlock effectively violates citizens' fundamental right to access public information, leaving the mechanism that ensures government accountability non-functional and creating a significant backlog of unresolved cases. Senator Kenia López Rabadán argues that the ruling party is strategically blocking the appointment of new commissioners to hide potential corruption, illegal campaign financing, and misuse of public funds. The political obstruction suggests an intent to prevent transparency from exposing irregularities in major government projects, thereby shielding officials from scrutiny regarding controversial expenditures and contracts. This situation is critically relevant to open data because a functional oversight body is essential for ensuring that public information is not only available but also verifiable and accessible. Without an active INAI, the integrity of open government data erodes, as there is no independent authority to enforce transparency obligations or address violations, ultimately undermining trust in public institutions and the rule of law.
Source:Published on 2023-06-21
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