Figueres Now A
Citizen of Spain
Former Costa Rican
president, José María
Figueres Olsen
(1994-1998), was granted
citizenship by Spain, a
member of the European
Union, according to a
statement by the Consejo
de Ministros de España.
Figueres was granted
citizenship on Friday,
February 22.
With the Spanish
citizenship, Figueres is
now a Costa Rican,
Spanish and Swiss
national, who earlier
this week said that he
would be coming to Costa
Rica, perhaps in June,
to attend to family
matters.
You will recall that
Figueres was wanted for
questioning by a
legislative committee
into his admitted
receiving payment of
us$900.000 from the
French
telecommunications firm,
Alcatel, which was
embroiled in a pay off
scandal that has
involved former
president Miguel Angel
Rodríguez (1998-2002)
and several top level
government and Alcatel
officials.
Figueres was never
indicted and admitted
receiving the payment
for consulting fees,
payment that was
received well after he
left the presidency. |
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