Central American Leaders
Plan To Abolish Immunity
For Legislators
Central American leaders
attending an
extraordinary summit in
El Salvador presented a
proposal to the Central
American Parliament (Parlacen),
urging the body to
deprive its legislators
of immunity from
prosecution, according
to reports reaching here
Wednesday.
El Salvador's Foreign
Minister Marisol Argueta
said if the proposal was
adopted it would
safeguard the interests
of American countries.
The proposal came after
Parlacen lawmaker Mario
Osorto was sentenced to
four years in jail after
being found guilty of
corruption and using
false documents.
However, Osorto was only
tried after being
deprived of immunity and
questions remain on the
legality of the way in
which he was stripped of
state protection.
Argueta hoped the
stripping of privileges
would be carried out
through Parlacen.
The Extraordinary
Central American Summit,
starting Wednesday in El
Salvador's capital, San
Salvador, focused on the
reform of Parlacen,
which is widely
criticized throughout
the region for as being
inefficient and having
expensive membership
fees.
Other issues on the
agenda include reform of
Central America's
judiciary system to
achieve juridical
security, common
well-being, and full
justice for all Central
American residents.
Central American leaders
attending an
extraordinary summit in
El Salvador presented a
proposal to the Central
American Parliament (Parlacen),
urging the body to
deprive its legislators
of immunity from
prosecution, according
to reports reaching here
Wednesday.
El Salvador's Foreign
Minister Marisol Argueta
said if the proposal was
adopted it would
safeguard the interests
of American countries.
The proposal came after
Parlacen lawmaker Mario
Osorto was sentenced to
four years in jail after
being found guilty of
corruption and using
false documents.
However, Osorto was only
tried after being
deprived of immunity and
questions remain on the
legality of the way in
which he was stripped of
state protection.
Argueta hoped the
stripping of privileges
would be carried out
through Parlacen.
The Extraordinary
Central American Summit,
starting Wednesday in El
Salvador's capital, San
Salvador, focused on the
reform of Parlacen,
which is widely
criticized throughout
the region for as being
inefficient and having
expensive membership
fees.
Other issues on the
agenda include reform of
Central America's
judiciary system to
achieve juridical
security, common
well-being, and full
justice for all Central
American residents.
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