Rodríguez Et Al
To Trial
Tomorrow
The courtroom in
the Tribuanles
de Goicochea has
sat empty since
Wednesday when
the start of the
trial against
former Costa
Rica president,
Miguel Angel
Rodríguez and
eight others was
suspended due to
medical problems
of one of the
accused.
However, at
7:30am Monday
(tomorrow), the
courtroom will
be filled with
the accused,
their lawyers,
the fiscales,
four judges
(three sitting
and on supply in
the case of one
of the judges
becoming
incapacitated
and the general
public.
Its been more
than five years
since the
allegations of
corruption in
2004 stemming
from the
contract awarded
by the Instituto
Costarricesne de
Electricidad
(ICE) awarding
the us$150
million contract
to the French
telecom,
Alcatel, to
install Costa
Rica's first GSM
cellular
network, in
2001.
Rodriguez, who
was president
from 1998 to
2002.
Related story:
http://www.insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2010/april/14/costarica10041401.htm
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