Those convicted in the first instance or those who have admitted through their representatives to have committed or recognized -before a national or foreign authority- corruption crimeswill be prevented from contracting with the State, as participants, bidders, contractors and/or subcontractors.
In the case of consortiums, the impediment will be extended to legal representatives or persons linked to any of this type of company.
This is what the opinion approved, by majority, of the Justice Commissionwho presides Gladys Echaiz (Alliance for Progress), collecting the proposals of the congressmen Jorge Montoya (Popular Renewal) and Norma Yarrow (Country advances).
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Both legal initiatives propose the modification of the Single Ordered Text of the State Procurement Law to contribute to the achievement of a public administration free of corruption.
The Justice Commissionin the respective analysis, considered that the quantitative information presented by the Judiciary suggests that the chances of a person convicted in the first instance being acquitted in a second instance are low.
According to the support made by the head of the commission, no crime was added to the list that already exists today, such as: extortion, embezzlement, corruption of officials, illicit enrichment, influence peddlingcrimes committed in auctions or selection procedures.
So too embezzlement, own passive bribery, unjustified delay in payment, incompatible negotiation or improper use of position, passive international bribery, money launderingamong others.
