translated from Spanish: Will be inspected 5 finalists for citizen anti-corruption Committee

Friday held an open forum of consultation citizen and round of interviews candidates five finalists to occupy a place in the Committee of citizen participation of the system National anti-corruption.
The Forum will start at 9 in the morning at the research institute legal UNAM, Centennial Hall, in which five finalists – 19 candidates who began the process of selection – answer questions from the selection Committee, and also of the society civil, about what their role in the citizen participation Committee to combat corruption in Mexico.
The five candidates, which will be the substitute of Mariclaire Acosta, current President of the Committee of citizen participation to next February 8, are: Benjamín Fuentes Castro, technical Secretary of the Superior audit of the Federation (ASF); Oscar Arredondo Pico, researcher at the center of analysis found; Ludivina Leija Rodríguez, general Comptroller of the Autonomous University of Coahuila; Rosa María Cruz Lesbros, President of the Mexican Institute of public accountants; and Jorge Flores Alatorre, President of the Committee of Civil participation in the anti-corruption national system in Jalisco.
Edna Jaime, Director of defines Mexico and President of the Committee of selection, explained in an interview with political Animal that interviews will last for 45 minutes per candidate, and will be divided into three phases.
What will be asked in the interviews in the first 15 minutes, each candidate and candidate will present his vision of the citizen participation Committee within the national anti-corruption system, and expose the reasons that make it a suitable candidate and his contribution personal to the work of the Committee for citizen in the fight against corruption.
They will also expose what is your experience and domain in terms of transparency, accountability, combat corruption, and vision of the national anti-corruption system, and how to solve the immediate and future challenges of the system.
On this point, it should be noted that you one of the requirements that had to pass five finalists before being elected, it is to demonstrate at least five years of experience in positions performing tasks related to combat corruption.
In the second block of 15 minutes, the finalists will have to answer specific questions asked by the selection board, which, in addition to Edna Jaime, also comprises, among others, María Elena Morera, President of the civil organization cause in common ; Juan Pardinas, Director
of the Mexican Institute of economic competition (IMCO), and now director of the newspaper Reforma; and Sergio López Ayllon, director of CIDE.
In the third block, Edna Jaime said that the candidates will answer questions citizenship made via e-mail [email protected]
as well as the responses of the five candidates, the selection Committee will also assess other aspects as the diversity of gender, geographic origin, and professional experiences, as well as the paths of life, independence, and the ability to link with the society.
Once all of these factors should be measured, and once completed the phase of interviews, Edna Jaime said that it will deliberate to select the new Member of the Committee of participation citizen of the system national anti-corruption.
“We will have a public session where we are going to vote and to justify our decision who is the candidate, or the candidate, selected.” This will be the first of February,”said the Director of defines Mexico.
Once elected the candidate or candidate, February 8 becomes part of the Committee of citizen participation, in replacement of Mariclaire Acosta.
Here you can consult the record of each of the aspirants to the Committee of citizen participation, which includes their CVS, Declaration of interests, explanatory statement, letters of application, letter protest, and letter of authorization.
Here you can see the bases of the call launched by the selection Committee. And here the rules of operation.
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Original source in Spanish