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58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Answer
  • Fines
  • Prison
  • Forfeiture
  • Loss of public funding
  • Deregistration of party
  • Suspension of political party
Source

The Ethiopian Electoral and Political Parties Proclamation No…/2019

 

Regulation Concerning the Procedure for Determining the Apportionment of Government Financial Support to Political Parties Regulation Number 5/2009, 20 July 200

Comment

98. Canceling Registration of Political Party upon the Decision of the Board

  1. The Board may cancel the registration of a political party for one of the following reasons:

    1. the political party has not notified the Board for appropriate reason and according to the provisions of this Proclamation when it changes its name, emblem, document, leadership, auditor, head office and other similar change and when it has not responded within two months the Board’s request to correct such actions.

    2. Where the political party failed to submit to the Board annual performance, audit, or other periodical reports required as per this Proclamation within the stipulated timeframe and having been granted a 30 days extension by the Board, failed to submit the same without sufficient reason;

110. Unlawfully Acquired Asset and Property

Where a political party is found to have received, in a manner otherwise than permitted by this Proclamation, money or any property in the form of donation, gratuity, inheritance or proceeds from commercial and industrial activity, or in any other way, it shall be fined three times more than the money it received. Additionally, it may be held liable under the appropriate law.

 

Art 28 (1)"Any political party that utilizes the financial grant rendered to it by the government for the purposes and activities other than what it is intended for, or does not submit a report within the stipulated time or presents a false financial document, or is in default of his obligations in relation to the grant: A. the support granted to the party may be reduced or terminated; B. the party may be fined, suspended or dissolved according to the penal law; C. the party may be cancelled from  registration, or D. the leader or leaders of the political party may be fined or sentenced."

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