MADRID, Spain.- The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2022prepared by the NGO Transparency International, placed Cuba in position 65, out of 180 countries.
The Island only got 45 points out of 100 (one being the greatest corruption and 100 the most transparent), and even dropped one point compared to 2021.
In the list Denmark (90) ranks first in the 2022 index, and Finland and New Zealand are very close, both countries with a score of 87.
Strong democratic institutions and respect for human rights also make these countries among the most peaceful in the world, according to the Global Peace Index, highlights the document.
While South Sudan (13), Syria (13) and Somalia (12), are in the last places.
The report indicates that, despite concerted efforts and hard-won gains by some, 155 countries have made no significant progress against corruption or has decreased since 2012.
“Corruption, conflict and security are deeply intertwined. The misuse, embezzlement or theft of public funds can affect the very institutions that are in charge of protecting citizens, ensuring the rule of law and preserving peace by depriving them of the resources they need to fulfill that mandate. Terrorist and criminal organizations often have the complicity of corrupt officials, law enforcement authorities, judges and politicians, which allows them to achieve their goals and act with impunity,” the document reads.
Regarding government corruption in Cuba, through the independent press and social networks, it has become known about the non-transparent business of the GAESA military emporium. Just as business financing has been discovered through state entities such as CENESEX, in the case of Mariela Castro; Raúl Castro’s granddaughter, Vilma Rodríguez Castro; the current Minister of Economy, Alejandro Gil, whose children have public office for nepotism; of the company ALCONAdirected by Guillermo García Frías and managed by his descendants with absolute discretion and opacity.
This panorama demonstrates the absence of public control over those who have directed or currently direct the country, as well as the expenses that the luxurious life that is given represents. the relatives of the dictators Fidel and Raúl Castro.
