US EditionCosta Rica’s top court seeks to strip President Chaves’ immunity over corruption case
COSTA RICA, JUL 1 – Costa Rica's Supreme Court voted 15-7 to request lifting President Chaves' immunity for corruption charges including bribery and extortion involving $32,000 misappropriated funds.
- Costa Rica's Supreme Court asked Congress to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his immunity to face corruption charges over allegedly forcing a company to pay $32,000 to his friend.
- The court made this unprecedented request against the backdrop of a clash between the judiciary and the conservative president, who is accused of bribery.
- Chaves, a hardline populist leader, has voiced hope his party will win a supermajority in next year's elections to enable reforms, while routinely criticizing opposition parties, judges, and media.
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Costa Rica's top court seeks to strip president of immunity in corruption case
Costa Rica's top court on Tuesday asked Congress to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of immunity for the first time, enabling a corruption trial. Prosecutors allege Chaves directed a presidency-hired firm to pay $32,000 to his ex-advisor. The unprecedented move escalates a clash between the conservative leader and the judiciary.
Costa Rica's Supreme Court of Justice asked Congress, for the first time in history, to withdraw immunity from President Rodrigo Chaves.
By Djenane Villanueva, CNN en Español The Supreme Court of Costa Rica asked the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday to lift his immunity.
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