🇱🇰 CIABOC'S PUBLIC ACCESS PORTAL FOR ASSET DECLARATIONS NOW UNDER MAINTENANCE

⭕ The public asset declaration portal (https://t.co/2uc82UAk7J) launched by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is currently unavailable, with the website displaying an "Under Maintenance" notice.

⭕ This was not the case a few days ago when we published our write-up raising concerns that the public could access detailed personal financial information, including that of non-politically exposed persons and lower-ranking public officials.

⭕ Perhaps the Commission is now reviewing the system after realising that too much information was being disclosed. If that is the case, it would be a welcome development.

⭕ Hopefully, the Commission will find the right balance between transparency, accountability and individual privacy. The public's right to scrutinise wealth should not come at the expense of unnecessarily exposing people's private lives.