The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency participates in the framework of the XI Human Rigths and Film Festival, Human Fest 2020

Feb242020
Prevention actions

On February 23, at the headquarters of the Peset Rector’s College, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency participated in the framework of the XI Human Rights and Film Festival, Humans Fest 2020, with the accompaniment of the director of this edition of the festival Samuel Sebastián. This year, the contest has corruption as its motto, and has included the diffusion of the documentary «Corruption. Harmful Organism ”and subsequent round table, with the presence of the director of the Joan Llinares Agency, the director of Legal Affairs of the Teresa Clemente Agency, the magistrate Joaquim Bosch and Teresa Soler, of the Pandora Box TV production company who made the documentary. The round table was moderated by Ana Maria Fuertes from the Foundation for Justice, the organizing institution of the Festival along with other Valencian institutions.

The diffusion of the documentary and round table dealt with current and essential issues for our society, such as the concept of protection of the whistleblower and their rights, the abuse of power, patronage, the financing of political parties, the costs of corruption, prevention measures and their adoption by political parties. Likewise, there was a debate around the importance of civil society and education in the fight against corruption, and the need not to legitimize corruption through the vote of the electorate.

Reflections of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency on conflicts of interest as a prelude to corruption

Dec092020
Prevention actions

In exercise of the legally attributed functions, of advising and formulating proposals and recommendations in matters of integrity, public ethics and prevention of corruption, the Director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has issued a resolution, dated December 3, which incorporates a set of reflections on conflicts of interest as a prelude to corruption.

Reflection on the conflict of interest

Fecha de publicación: 9/12/2020

Feb242021

In 2020, 226 complaints were submitted to the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency

Valencia, February 23, 2021.– The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency is finishing preparing the corresponding Activity Report in 2020 which it will have to deliver to the Valencian Courts before March 31, as set out in its regulations.
Among the first data that have been extracted from the analysis of the work carried out are those corresponding to the number of complaints filed with the * AVAF, which in 2020 has achieved the figure of 226. In 2019, 168 complaints were filed by the The number of complaints filed has increased by 34% despite the complicated situation registered by the COVID-19 crisis.
Other data collected is the location of the public administration object of the complaint and thus we see that of the total complaints filed 115 of them are against public administrations located in the province of Valencia, which represents 51%. In the province of Alicante there have been 70 complaints (31%) and 15 in the province of Castelló (7%). The remaining 26 complaints (12%) correspond to the Generalitat Valenciana and dependent entities, the scope of which encompasses the entire Valencian Community.
Regarding the channel used to file complaints, of the 226 filed, 191 have been made through the complaints mailbox, that is, 85%. The Agency’s complaints box has become the main complaint tool, especially because it allows the possibility of submitting the complaint anonymously.
Since its launch in 2018, the number of complaints filed through the mailbox has been increasing progressively and thus in the first year of operation (2018) it was used in 54% of cases to go to 76% in 2019 and finally in 2020 to achieve the figure of 85%.
The director of the Agency, Joan Llinares, has declared that “this significant increase in the number of complaints filed is the confirmation that more and more people are aware of the existence of a body that fights against fraud and corruption in our Community”.
“Likewise, the work carried out in the Agency with the investigation of the cases will be reinforced when it is the citizens who resort to the * AVAF and have knowledge of situations that may constitute fraud and corruption, for which reason they have the trust of the public is our greatest recognition ”, added Llinares.