Secretaría de Energía debe dar a conocer expropiaciones: INAI

The National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI) has ordered the Ministry of Energy to disclose detailed information regarding expropriations carried out during the administrations of Enrique Peña Nieto and Andrés Manuel López Obrador. This mandate requires the publication of specific data, including dates, locations, project types, and financial costs, thereby ensuring comprehensive transparency over state actions affecting private property. The Commission emphasized that public access to this data is crucial for verifying that expropriations comply with the law, balancing public utility with fair compensation. By enabling society to audit and monitor these processes, the INAI serves as an essential mechanism for citizens to confirm that fundamental legal safeguards are effectively in place, rather than relying on the government’s assertion that such information does not exist. This ruling is significant for open data, as it challenges bureaucratic opacity and reinforces the necessity of proactive transparency in governance. It demonstrates how open data initiatives empower citizens to hold institutions accountable, transforming opaque legal procedures into accessible, verifiable records that support democratic oversight and ensure that public interest justifies state intervention in private assets.

Source: vanguardia.com.mx
Published on 2023-09-25