***What is a Public Official?
Anyone working for, representing, or running for office in a government or state entity at any level (local, regional, national), or in an administrative agency. This includes members of political parties, members of parliament, civil servants, military and police, royal family members, employees of NGOs or international organizations (like the UN or WHO), state-owned companies, and consultants acting on behalf of any of the above.
A Close Family Member includes a public official’s spouse or partner, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, or any other close relative.***”