Africa-Press – Angola. The Supreme Court (TS) denied, this Saturday, the alleged acquisition of shopping cards for the counselor judges, worth 760 thousand kwanzas for each one/month.
In a note, the TS states that “there is no public tender procedure for the acquisition of purchase cards for advisory judges, with that amount, as reported by Novo Jornal.
He stresses that no judge will be awarded a shopping card worth 760,000 kwanzas, having stated that the accounts made by Novo Jornal are his sole responsibility and unknown to the court.
In its edition of Wednesday, 7th, Novo Jornal said that the president of the TS, Joel Leonardo, had authorized the holding of a limited invitation-to-order competition for the purchase of supermarket cards to distribute to the advisory judges, in the amount of 760,000 kwanzas /month.
According to the TS, what is in progress is a tender procedure for the supply of food and other foodstuffs to meet the overall needs of the judicial body, considering the activities scheduled for 2023, within the framework of the budget available for this purpose, with the celebration of a Framework Agreement.
The TS reports that, as provided for in article 168 of Law 41/20 of December 23 (Public Contracts Law), Public Contracting Entities may enter into Framework Agreements to regulate future contractual relations by setting in advance the respective terms and conditions”.
It adds that the procedure complies with the rules imposed by the Public Contracts Law in force, and will allow the signing of Public Procurement Contracts, preventing the State from becoming indebted to such suppliers.
According to the TS, the values contained in the communication sent to the National Public Procurement Service are “forecast values” and subject to adjustment by the same, as it is the Public Procurement Regulatory Body.
It informs that, within the scope of the mechanisms of transparent management of the State’s resources of the approved OGE-2023, it sent to the National Public Procurement Service (SNCP) its definitive Annual Contract Plan (PAC).
He refers, however, that this is not the first time that this expense has been contracted. “It is a regular contract, which now, within the framework of the transfer of the management of the treasury, this contractual procedure and others are advertised on the said portal”.
This Supreme Court calls for the exercise of journalistic activity with the responsibility that the profession imposes, in order to safeguard the honor, good name and reputation of Public Institutions.
“The Supreme Court regrets the fabrication of news by some of the Country’s Media Organs, tending to tarnish the good name of this Supreme Court and its President, in a posture that does not dignify such Organs”, he observes.
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