Lawyers and rights activists yesterday rejected claims by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) that disclosing details of asset declarations submitted to it by successive presidents and state governors since 1999 would offend the right to the privacy of the affected officials.
They said public interest in the disclosure of the details of asset declarations outweighs any claim of protecting the privacy of presidents and state governors as they are public officers entrusted with the duty to manage public funds.
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