That on the government that ceased functions on February 11 of this year, multiple chaotic and irresponsible managing accusations of the entities, goods and resources of the public sector have relapsed;

That it is obligation of the President of the Republic in conjunction with the President of the H. National Congress, assist the Inspection and Control Organizations established in the Political Constitution of the Republic, for the clarification of the acts of corruption committed and denounced in the previous government and those which are denounced in this government;

That for the above mentioned purpose it is necessary to integrate a Special Commission in which various social sectors that integrate the Country are represented, and;

In exercise of the attributions envisaged in literal g). Article 11 of the Statute of the Administrative Legal Regime of the Executive Function.

Article 1. The COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION is created to channel the participation of the civil society in the accusation processes, as well as investigation and alertness against corruption.
Work results will be delivered to the Legislative and Judicial Function, as well as to the Organizations of Control, according to the outstanding legal procedures.

Article 2. The following citizens are assigned Members of the COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION:
Members nominated by initiative of the President of the Republic:

Dr. Ramiro Larrea Santos
Dr. Medardo Mora Solórzano
Dr. Myriam Garcés Dávila
Eng. Roberto Aspiazu Estrada
Dr. Enrique Galarza Alarcón

Members nominated by initiative of the President of the H. National Congress:

Dr. Simón Espinoza Cordero
Dr. Xavier Zabala Egas; and,
Dr. Marcelo Merlo Jaramillo

Article 3. The COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION will issue the internal procedures that regulate its operation and establish the mechanisms for the fulfillment of its objective, according to the Constitution and to the Laws of the Republic.

Article 4. The State Ministers and other Executive Power officers will have to obligatorily provide the COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION with all information and facilities that should be required for investigation and corresponding alertness, according to outstanding legal procedures.

The present Decree will entry in force on this present date, without prejudice of respective publication in the Official Gazette.

Given in Quito, March 4, 1997