Electoral Control: Attorney General's Office Launches Plan to Monitor Public Servants' Conduct

Seat of the Attorney General's Office. Photo: Rodolfo González/El Tiempo

Electoral Control: Attorney General's Office Launches Plan to Monitor Public Servants' Conduct

TL;DR

  • The Attorney General's Office is implementing a new strategy to prevent public servants from undue political participation.
  • The initiative aims to reinforce institutional controls during the electoral calendar to ensure transparency and state impartiality.
  • The plan includes awareness campaigns for public servants at all levels, with a focus on those in administrative roles or with influence.
  • Directives will clarify which conduct constitutes disciplinary offenses to reduce normative ambiguity.
  • Prohibited actions include using public resources for campaigns or pressuring subordinates.
  • The strategy emphasizes that ignorance of the rules does not exempt from disciplinary responsibility.
  • The Attorney General's Office will combine educational actions with disciplinary control during the electoral period.