The Socialist Union parliamentary group in the House of Representatives has introduced a new bill aimed at closing legal loopholes related to conflicts of interest within strategic public institutions.
The proposal comes in response to the recent dismissal of Hassan Abkari, former Director General of the Tanger Med Port, who was implicated in a conflict of interest scandal involving private investments in the port consultancy sector in Valencia.
According to parliamentary sources, MP Abdelkader Ben Tahar is the driving force behind the proposal. In a statement to Hespress AR, he emphasized that the primary objective is to ensure fairness and equal legal treatment for all public officials.
The proposed legislation seeks to expand existing conflict-of-interest regulations, which currently apply to elected officials and municipal leaders, to also include ministers and directors of strategic public institutions.
Ben Tahar pointed out that current laws prohibit municipal leaders from engaging in business transactions with companies linked to them or their relatives.
However, for ministers, the only restriction is that they cannot serve as company presidents, while there are no explicit regulations governing directors of public institutions. He noted that the proposal was directly inspired by Abkari’s case, which underscored the need for stricter legal oversight.
Initially, the proposal focused solely on directors of public institutions, but internal discussions within the party and parliamentary group led to its expansion to include ministers as well.
The move is part of a broader effort to strengthen transparency, accountability, and ethical governance in the public sector.
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