Personnel Risk:
High
Score:
43/100
Leadership Behaviour
Q34
33/100
Do the Defence Ministry, Defence Minister, Chiefs of Defence, and Single Service Chiefs publicly commit, through, for example, speeches, media interviews, or political mandates, to anti-corruption and integrity measures?
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It is not common to find information on SEDENA’s commitment to anti-corruption measures. [1] [2] [3] However, some actions demonstrate their internal will, for…
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The Secretaries of Defence and the Navy have pledged to end corruption, especially in public events, [1] although not firmly. For example, when reviewing…
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No statements were found by senior SEDENA personnel or by the armed forces in this regard. [1] [2]
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Q35
50/100
Are there effective measures in place for personnel found to have taken part in forms of bribery and corruption, and is there evidence that these measures are being carried out?
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The LGRA indicates that the public servant who demands, accepts, obtains, or intends to obtain, by himself or through third parties, due to his…
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There is no official information that allows us to know the cases that have been tried and have been sentenced for bribery and corruption.…
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Q36
38/100
Is whistleblowing encouraged by the government, and are whistle-blowers in military and defence ministries afforded adequate protection from reprisal for reporting evidence of corruption, in both law and practice?
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There are regulations regarding corruption complaints and it is applicable to all public officials, including those of national defence institutions. The General Law of…
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By legal mandate it is the responsibility of the CIOs of each Secretariat to establish areas of easy access so that any interested party…
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Researchers were unable to find any data or research conducted on trust among officials or personnel within SEDENA. As such, this indicator is not…
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Q37
0/100
Is special attention paid to the selection, time in post, and oversight of personnel in sensitive positions, including officials and personnel in defence procurement, contracting, financial management, and commercial management?
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In coordination with the National Anticorruption System, the dependencies and the internal control bodies must pay special attention to all public servants, regardless of…
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This indicator is scored ‘Not Applicable.’ By legal mandate, the hiring and selection process for delicate positions in defence institutions – such as heads,…
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This indicator is scored ‘Not Applicable.’ There is no special scrutiny for the appointment of personnel in these positions in SEDENA. Although the Senate…
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Payroll, Promotions, Appointments, Rewards
Q38
42/100
Is the number of civilian and military personnel accurately known and publicly available?
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There is considerable uncertainty about the accuracy of the figures on the number of members of civilian and military personnel in Mexico. Although SEDENA…
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SEDENA does not make the number of civilian and military personnel available to the public. Although the transparency regulations state that the agencies must…
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Desk research of media outlets and academic publications did not reveal any relevant information on Ghost Soldiers.
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Q39
100/100
Are pay rates and allowances for civilian and military personnel openly published?
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In the Manual of Perceptions of the Public Servants of the Dependencies and Entities of the Federal Public Administration it is possible to find…
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The assignments, including the criteria for receiving them and the method of calculation are found in the annual report of Salaries of Public Servants…
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Q40
NEI/100
Do personnel receive the correct pay on time, and is the system of payment well-established, routine, and published?
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There is not enough information to score this indicator. SEDENA and SEMAR have a Comprehensive Payroll Administration System through which the payroll of their…
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There is not enough information to score this indicator. No official or unofficial information was found that allows us to know if civilian and…
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The payment system is not published. However, there is general information that can be accessed about the assets of military personnel and that it…
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Q41
42/100
Is there an established, independent, transparent, and objective appointment system for the selection of military personnel at middle and top management level?
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Although there are objective descriptions of the jobs of middle and higher military personnel, the appointment of these corresponds to the Executive Branch. [1]…
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There is no external audit for high-level appointments. However, as part of its powers, the Senate ratifies the appointments of the Executive power. [1]…
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Information on appointments can be found, either through formal or reporting mechanisms. For example, the day of taking office is disclosed, as well as…
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Q42
44/100
Are personnel promoted through an objective, meritocratic process? Such a process would include promotion boards outside of the command chain, strong formal appraisal processes, and independent oversight.
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Staff promotions are conferred on a rigorous hierarchical scale and generally through formal evaluation processes. In the case of promotions for the ranks of…
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Mexican law allows the granting of a degree for reasons of merit in times of war for the Army, Air Force, [1] and Navy…
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Information on promotions at SEDENA and SEMAR is made available to the public at least one week before the award ceremonies (there is one…
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Information on promotions at SEDENA and SEMAR is made available to the public at least one week before the award ceremonies (there is one…
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Conscription and Recruitment
Q43
50/100
Where compulsory conscription occurs, is there a policy of not accepting bribes for avoiding conscription? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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In Mexico, Military Service is mandatory [1] and SEDENA is responsible for its organization. [2] However, there are no known policies or rules to…
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The Military Service Law states that “every individual who intentionally, by himself or by an act of a third party at his request, becomes…
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It is not common to find information that shows that sanctions are applied to bribery cases. In fact, only one case was found in…
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Q44
75/100
is there a policy of refusing bribes to gain preferred postings? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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As such there is no strict policy regarding bribes when requesting preferred destinations. However, the Federal Penal Code states that “the public servant who…
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Regarding the sanctions that can be applied to those who carry out corrupt conduct to obtain preferred destinations, the Code of Military Justice will…
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This indicator is marked ‘Not Applicable’, as there is insufficient information to know whether bribery sanctions are applied to attempts to obtain preferred destinations.…
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Salary Chain
The chains of command are not separate from the chains of payments. There are payment units in each region and military zone of the…
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Values and Standards
Q46
50/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all military personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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There is a Code of Conduct for all SEDENA military personnel and another for SEMAR personnel, which indicate that public servants must refrain from…
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The Code of Conduct for Public Servants of the Mexican Army and Air Force and the Code of Conduct for Public Servants of SEDENA…
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There are no figures available to assess whether the law is applied or not. The annual reports of the Ethics and Conflict of Interest…
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As part of an effort by SEDENA to increase awareness and enhance a commitment to ethics and anti-corruption measures, the new Code of Conduct…
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Q47
58/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all civilian personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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There is a Code of Conduct for civil servants from SEDENA [1] and SEMAR. [2] The same applies as for military personnel. In this…
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There is a new Code of Conduct for public servants of SEDENA [1] which is published online and is easily accessible. It states that…
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It is not possible to find official information that would allow us to know if violations of the Code of Conduct are investigated. As…
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While the Code of Conduct 2019 specifies that members of the military shall have access to training on its terms, there is no mention…
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Q48
NEI/100
Does regular anti-corruption training take place for military and civilian personnel?
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The training provided by SEDENA and SEMAR in the fight against corruption mainly addresses values. When reviewing official information, institutional efforts are perceived, however,…
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The 2019 Code of Conduct does mandate an annual training on its terms to military personnel only. However, this is a very new legal…
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From the official information available, it can be inferred that training in the subject is integrated as a part of other modules on compliance…
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Q49
50/100
Is there a policy to make public outcomes of the prosecution of defence services personnel for corrupt activities, and is there evidence of effective prosecutions in recent years?
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There is no formal policy on the part of SEDENA to make the results of the prosecutions public, [1] even though the decisions of…
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Information on indictments or hearings is of open access as per the Military Code of Criminal Procedure. It states the principle of publicity will…
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There is no concrete information on relevant investigations and prosecutions. This information is not easily made accessible, but can be locally requested. As such,…
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Q50
17/100
Are there effective measures in place to discourage facilitation payments (which are illegal in almost all countries)?
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Mexican legislation does not regulate payments for facilitation purposes, but it does for bribery. In this regard, it indicates that public servants will incur…
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Numerous press reports and specialists point out clear flaws in the investigation and prosecution of bribery cases. [1] [2] [3] For example, some studies…
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Faciliation payments commonly occur in Mexico and are therefore a widespread practice. In this regard, official figures such as the ENCIG (2017) can be…
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