Government Will Not Remove
ICE President
Although the Juzgado Penal de Hacienda has
decided to try the president of ICE, Pedro
Pablo Quirós, on charges of embezzlement and
misappropriation, he will not be fired.
The ministro de la presidencia, Rodrigo
Arias, said on Wednesday that the decision
is not sufficient to remove Quirós who has
only weeks to go in his mandate before being
replaced by Eduaro Doryan, who was appointed
by president-elect, Laura Chinchilla, to
head the state institution.
Minister Arias explained that, in Costa
Rica, every person is presumed innocent
until proven otherwise and that he would
have to wait until the end of the trial.
The charges against Quirós stem from the
personal use of a helicopter paid for by the
institution following the January 2009
earthquake in Cinchona.
The charges were filed by Fiscalía Adjunta
de Delitos Económicos, Corrupción y
Tributarios last September against Quirós,
his wife and an executive of ICE.
On Tuesday the Juzgado Penal de Hacienda
announced the decision to take the case to
trial.
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