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Weekly Report - 25 February 2016 (WR-16-08)
EL SALVADOR: Funes and Saca replace Flores in the dock
A court in San Salvador began legal proceedings against former president Mauricio Funes (2009-2014) and one of his sons Diego this week. Funes stands accused of illicit enrichment. He becomes the first head of state in El Salvador’s history to go on trial. This dubious honour would have belonged to former president Francisco Flores (1999-2004) who was due to go on trial for embezzlement now but died of a brain haemorrhage before it could commence. It was Funes, ironically, who, as president, had launched the investigation into Flores. The supreme court (CSJ) also voted this week that former president Antonio Saca (2004-2009) should be investigated for illicit enrichment.
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