Costa Rica's
Chief Prosecutor
To Head
Guatemala
Commission On
Impunity
Costa Rica's
chief
prosecutor,
Francisco
Dall'Anese Ruiz,
is moving to
head the
International
Commission
against Impunity
in Guatemala (CICIG).
UN
Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon
announced the
appointment on
Wednesday.
Dall'Anese will
replace outgoing
Commissioner
Carlos
Castresaña who
announced his
resignation on
June 7, saying
there was not
enough support
from the
Guatemalan
government in
the fight
against
impunity.
Farhan Haq,
Ban's associate
spokesman said
on Wednesday,
"The
secretary-general
takes this
opportunity to
reiterate his
appreciation for
Mr. Castresaña's
excellent work
heading the
Commission
during the first
two and a half
years of its
mandate.The
achievements of
CICIG during
that period have
been praised by
Guatemalan
authorities,
civil society
and the
international
community
alike."
Dall'Anese
currently heads
the Ministerio
Público, a post
he has occupied
since 2003.
As chief
prosecutor,
Dall'Anese has
been a staunch
opponent of
narco-trafficking
and organized
crime, and led
major
anti-corruption
investigations
and said to be
the person
responsible for
the taking down
of two former
presidents of
Costa Rica,
Rafael Angel
Calderón, who
was found guilty
last October for
corruption in
the Caja-Fischel
case and
sentenced to
five years
prison, and
Miguel Angel
Rodriguez, who
is currently on
trial for
corruption in
the ICE-Alcatel
case. (Calderón
is currently
appealing his
sentence).
On Dec. 12,
2006, the United
Nations and the
Guatemalan
government
signed an
agreement to
establish an
independent
CICIG, whose
mandate is to
investigate and
promote the
prosecution of
illegal security
organizations.
Dall'Anese said
on Wednesday
that he has not
made any
decision if he
will accept the
post or not.
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