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POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR
ARTICLES RELATED TO THE CIVIC COUNTER CORRUPTION COMMISSION

220 and 221
Chapter 4

Of the Civic Counter Corruption Commission

Article 220. The Civic Counter Corruption Commission is a public law legal person, with headquarters in the city of Quito, with autonomy and economic, political and administrative independence. In representation of the citizenship it will promote the elimination of corruption practices; receive accusations on corrupt conduct involving Member State's officials and agencies; investigate them and request their prosecution and sanction. It will be able to promote its organization in both provinces and districts.

The law will determine its integration, administration and functions; institutions of the civil society that will make respective assignments and the duration of the period of its members who will have Supreme Court jurisdiction.

Article 221. When the Commission has finished investigations and found liability evidence, it will submit its conclusions to Public Ministry and the General State Controllership.

It will not interfere in the powers of the judicial function, but the judicial function will have to process its requests. It will be able to require Member State's official and organizations

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