Chadian parliamentarians met on Monday for the start of an extraordinary session which is expected to examine, among other issues, accusations facing two government members.
Two ad-hoc parliamentary commissions will be created in the coming days to examine the two cases and submit their reports to the government secretary general, Speaker of Chad’s Parliament Haroun Kabadi said without revealing the identity of the two ministers.
The two parliamentary commissions will be expected to produce their reports within 21 days after being formed, on the charges facing the two ministers.
The reports will be examined behind closed doors by the whole parliament and then either adopted or rejected through a secret ballot.
If parliament approves the charges, the two ministers will appear before the High Court of Justice which is the only judicial organ mandated to handle cases facing senior government officials.
It should be noted that this procedure of charging senior government officials is always used, but it rarely yields results. In April 2014, corruption and embezzlement cases facing former Justice Minister Me Jean-Bernard Padare and ex-Social Action Minister Madam Fatima Issa Ramadane began in a similar manner but have not been concluded. Enditem
Source: Xinhua
