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Weekly Report - 15 September 2016 (WR-16-36)
EL SALVADOR: No need for bespoke Cicig?
‘No one is above the law’ is a common universal precept which has rarely been upheld in El Salvador, but there are signs that could be starting to change. Attorney General Douglas Meléndez has broken new ground by ordering the arrest of his predecessor, Luis Martínez (2012-2015), in relation to a deep-rooted corruption scandal. This follows an unprecedented corruption probe into former president Francisco Flores (1999-2004), who died in January before he could stand trial, while another former president, Mauricio Funes (2009-2014), is also being investigated for corruption. This readiness to pursue high-profile corruption cases has prompted speculation that El Salvador is keen to demonstrate it does not require supranational intervention along the lines of Guatemala’s anti-impunity body Cicig. But Meléndez made a key announcement on this front in the US this week.
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