US EditionPresidential Immunity Debate: Chaves Faces Political Crossfire
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The prosecution accuses Rodrigo Chavez of forcing a communications firm hired by the presidency to pay $32,000 to a personal friend of his.
Presidential Immunity Debate: Chaves Faces Political Crossfire
Costa Rica's sitting president, Rodrigo Chaves, defended himself against a petition to lift his immunity over corruption charges. He claims the allegations are politically motivated. A legislative panel is set to report to Congress, which will vote on the matter. National elections are imminent.
The Special Commission on the Waiver of Immunity of the President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves, and the Minister of Culture, Jorge Rodríguez, received on Thursday documentation that had requested the Supreme Court of Justice and the Attorney General of the Republic on the charge against the president and minister for the alleged crime of concussion.In session on Wednesday, the deputies approved to request the Court of the Plena Court a certif…
Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chavez told a parliamentary committee on Friday that he was the victim of an “attempted judicial coup,” blasting a request by prosecutors to lift his immunity over an investigation into an alleged affair. The committee is expected to make a recommendation to the opposition-controlled parliament before the full assembly decides whether to lift his immunity. It is the first time a president in Costa Rica, a South Amer…
Chaves Robles becomes first Costa Rican president to face loss of immunity | Corruption News – Monkey Viral
The conservative president faced a legislative panel weighing whether he should retain his immunity from prosecution. Rodrigo Chaves Robles has become the first sitting president in the history of Costa Rica to testify to a legislative committee as he faced charges of corruption and the possibility of a criminal trial. The three-member committee held the […]
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