SANTO DOMINGO.- The Justice Ministry topped all Government agencies with an index of 99 points from a maximum of 100, in adherence to the norms that promote transparency in public management in 2010.

It’s the entity’s year first place rank for the fourth consecutive among the 20 institutions evaluated in compliance with Free Access to Public Information Law, from the study Citizen Action for Justice and Transparency, a program of the nonprofit group Citizen Participation, sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Upon receiving the report from Citizen Participation executive director Javier Cabreja, Justice minister Radhamés Jiménez said the results commit each person in his department to continue working in compliance of the laws.

The evaluators weighed the factors of visibility and rendering of accounts, institutionalism and efficiency, and investigation and sanction.

In the report 57% of the entities evaluated obtained more than 60 points, paced by the ministries of Public Health 94, Administration, 93; Foreign Relations 88.4, and Sports 82.8.

Also evaluated were general aspects such as information, budget and its execution, audits, financial statements and payroll.

Citizen Participation added that the evaluation found the ministries of the Presidency, Interior & Police, and of Higher Education the least transparent.