AMMAN — The Rased Center on Tuesday expressed concerns about a decision by the
Lower House Finance Committee to hold all sessions on the 2023 general budget behind
closed doors without a media presence, calling on the committee to re-evaluate
the decision, Jo24 reported.
اضافة اعلان
Rased,a civil society organization that focuses on activating civic participation in
local and national decision-making and promoting government transparency,
indicated that parliamentary work “must be consistent with the standards of
transparency, disclosure, and making
information available to citizens through…
the media”.
Holding
closed sessions would “widen the gap between citizens and Parliament”, it said.
Furthermore, the decision “is not consistent” with the comprehensive
modernization of the Jordanian government, which requires
transparency “as an approach rather than a luxury”, especially since parliamentary
work is already based on the principle of clarity and t
ransparency about political processes.
The center decried
the move to “establish a policy of closed doors before citizens” and limit the
accessibility of information, especially “at a time when we are striving to
restore confidence in legislative institutions”.
“We recommend a
review of the decision of the
Finance Committee, which should reopen the sessions
for media and civil society institutions to attend."
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