Politicians, public persons should not hold activities at places with no permits - Church commission

Politicians and people occupying public positions should not hold activities at places which had no environmental permits, the Environment Church Commission said.

This proposal is one of 10 the commission made to urge people and the government to reflect and act upon and which are this evening being discussed at a conference.

The commission said if this was not done, it would seem that those attending were giving their blessing to the illegalities and promoting, directly or indirectly, a place or activity that was making a profit from illegalities and unjustly competing with others who behaved according to law.

In another proposal, the Commission said politicians should lead by example in everything they did in their private life which involved development.

If there were loopholes in the law, politicians had the duty to remove them and not use them themselves.

On the other hand, the authorities considering applications for development or environmental permits submitted by politicians should carry out their duties without fear or favour.

The commission's document in full can be read in the pdf link below.