[net-gold] Nepal Now Ahead of Maine in Open Records -- [foianet] Spectacular Verdict on RTI

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Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:04:58 -0400 (EDT)

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Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:03:45 -0400
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Subject: [Net-Gold] Nepal Now Ahead of Maine in Open Records -- [foianet]
    Spectacular Verdict on RTI

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Nepal Now Ahead of Maine in Open Records --

[foianet] Spectacular Verdict on RTI

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We're still struggling with gaining
access to public records in Maine.
It appears now that Oxford County,
the county ranked lowest of Maine
counties in health outcomes and
health factors, is also the county
ranked lowest in access to records.

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Attorneys claiming "attorney privilege"
inappropriately is a small part of
the problem, as is the reluctance of
people to challenge the denial of access
to information and to support
those who are denying access.

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Dwight Hines
IndyMedia

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*Spectacular Verdict on RTI *

*From FOIANet

*Friday, 23 March 2012 11:14

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Freedom Forum has been elated to
share a spectacular verdict of the
National Information Commission
thereby leveraging the right to
information (RTI) movement in Nepal.

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The Information Commission issued
a verdict on March 20, 2012 ordering the
Chief of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC)
to compulsorily provide information to
the Freedom Forum about the free
distribution of oil, diesel and petrol,
and its buying and sales details within
15 days of the verdict, reasoning
that it was illegal to deny information
by the NOC, a public agency, on
this as per the RTI Act 2007.

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Also, the Commission summoned NOC Chief
to present himself before the
Commission to clarify why he could not
be punished as per the Act for he
denied information sought by the
Freedom Forum as per the Act.

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The Commission verdict is sure to render
great effects and impact on the
public bodies like NOC to be transparent
by abiding by the RTI Act.

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Freedom Forum believes that the
Commission's verdicts help check financial
irregularities in the public agencies as
they have to provide information
sought on the matter of public importance.

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Earlier, the Freedom Forum, on March 20,
had filed application in the
Commission demanding action on the NOC
for it denied information violating
the RTI Act.

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The Freedom Forum, on December 27, 2011
had filed application addressing
NOC Chief demanding the information
but he denied it.

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Yet again, the Freedom Forum knocked
the Commissions' door to prod the NOC
to provide information.
Now, the verdict has come in Freedom
Forum's favour.

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Freedom Forum had sought the following
information with NOC for the first
time on December 6, 2012:

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a) Complete details about the free
coupon of petroleum products
distributed to the persons/offices by
the NOC since July 17, 2006 till date
(name and address of the persons/office
getting petroleum products, amount
provided and petrol pump and date)

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b) On which basis the NOC has
provided the free coupon; photocopies of
any policy documents or guidelines or
decision if has any

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c) Amount of the petroleum products
and LP Gas the NOC purchased and
sold, and details of purchase and
retail prices since July 17, 2006
(separate purchased amount and sale
prices of each time with clear date)

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As the NOC is a public body, every
Nepali citizen has the ownership
on it.

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Its administrative and financial
activities must therefore be
transparent to all Nepalis.

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