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The Commission on<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)<\/span><\/span> has commenced investigations into over 400 public officials who have<\/span><\/span> failed to declare their assets<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n CHRAJ explains that 284 of the cases being investigated<\/span><\/span> were <\/span><\/span>brought to its attention<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in August this year. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Constitution demands that any person who holds public office must submit a declaration of assets to the Auditor General, within three months of coming into office. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Speaking <\/span><\/span>at a forum in Accra, the Director of Anti-Corruption at CHRAJ, Stephen <\/span><\/span>Azantilow<\/span><\/span>, decried the failure of public officers to comply with the requirement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201dThere are some public officials who have made up their minds never to declare their assets.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe at CHRAJ also feel helpless because when we have a law that doesn\u2019t compel these people to declare their assets it becomes a challenge,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n