The lack of specific legislation could create conditions for a lack of transparency in the management of assets permanently lost to the Mozambican state, according to the Center for Public Integrity (CIP).

In a analysis of transparency in the management of assets recovered for the benefit of the StateThe NGO found that the shortcoming lies in the lack of a precise indication in the legislation of the Regulations for the Management of Seized Assets and Administrative Procedures of the Asset Management Office (RGA) that determines the actions of the Asset Management Office (GGA).

As suggested by the Civil Society Organization in the aspects below, the appointment of the Director of the GGA must be clear, and the requirements for the job well defined.

"This is an important matter and should be mentioned in the law creating the GGA or in the RGA, even for the purposes of publicity and transparency, given that it is a function that requires specific knowledge. It should not, therefore, be a matter for the GGA's internal regulations," says the CIP.

Also problematic for the NGO is the authorization given to the GGA to open various bank accounts for the deposit of the amounts seized and/or resulting from the management of seized assets, as well as for their capitalization.

The document suggests launching a public tender to ensure transparency in hiring the entities that will evaluate the seized assets.

The CIP points to other challenges that need to be overcome by the GGA, such as approving the regulations for the sale and other forms of disposal of administered assets, as well as regulating the process for the early sale of seized assets.

"With regard to the need for an (electronic) computer platform, the most efficient thing would be for the Central Asset Recovery Office (GRA) and the GGA to maintain a single platform for registering and exchanging information on assets that are in the process of financial or asset investigation and administration," he suggests.