Public officials and state servants convicted of corruption crimes will be required to submit property declarations to the Anti-Corruption Bureau for a period of 30 years, according to amendments to the Law on Combating Corruption discussed at today’s Bureau session.

The changes specify that the obligation applies to state servants, individuals equalised with the state servant, public servants employed under labour contracts, as well as persons working in LEPLs and N(N)LEs established by state bodies or municipalities, if they have a legally binding conviction for corruption-related offenses.

Under the amendments, convicted officials must submit an initial asset declaration within two months of the conviction taking legal effect. They will then be required to file annual declarations for the next three decades.

Currently, the law only obliges officials to declare their assets while holding office.