Fiscal General Says He
Would Step Down If He Is
The Stumbling Block To
Getting the Organized
Crime Bill Approved
The Fiscal General,
Francisco Dall’Anese,
said he is ready to step
down from his post if
legislators approve a
law to combat organized
crimes.
"I will quit if I am in
the way of legislators
approving the law",
Dall’Anese told the
Spanish language daily,
Al Día, during an
interview.
Dall’Anese said that the
answer to the question
as to why all the delay
in approving the
organized crime bill
rests with the
legislators, as the
power of approval rests
with them.
Asked whether he
believes that the
subject has been
politicized, Dall’Anese
said he does not know
what is happening in the
Legislative Assembly and
that media should be
asking legislators the
question.
Dall’Anese assures that
the law is not
complicated, as some
say, and that the bill
contains what is
believed necessary to
combat organized crime,
yet legislators are
still dragging their
feet.
The Fiscal General said
he is willing to step
down if he is the
obstacle in getting the
bill passed, as some
legislators have hinted.
Dall’Anese was adamant
that if that is the
case, legislators
explain to Costa Ricans
why they are failing to
give their approval to
the bill.
"The fact that they
don't approve the bill
because I am the one
spearheading it, is the
worst for the country.
Legislators are not
responding to the
needs", said Dall’Anese.
Dall’Anese said that if
the reasons for not
approving the bill are
politically motivated,
as is the cases many
times, he has no problem
stepping down.
"For me Costa Rica comes
first over any personal
project. Let them put
any face they want to
it, just get it
approved. I have no
pretentions to go down
in history with this
bill", said Dall’Anese.
The Fiscal General
reiterated the strong
need for a toll to
combat organized crime,
crimes like the settling
of scores in Limón, the
death of a couple in
Pavas and six
kidnappings known as "secuestro
express", that have all
occurred during the last
40 days, not to mention
the fire bombing of the
Fiscalía y Juzgado de
Pavas and the murder of
five in Cuidad Neily
earlier this year, that
is believed to be a
settling of scores
between drug dealers.
Dall’Anese said he does
not know that the
country has to wait for
before legislators
approve laws to get
tough on organized
crime.
"I cannot do more that
to respect the
institutions. If
citizens want to take
action, you will have to
ask them. I am not going
to get in the lead of
any such action", said
Dall’Anese.
The Fiscal General
emphasized that with the
bill the country would
be lost to the hands of
criminals, but without
the bill it surely will
be lost.
Dall’Anese explained
that Costa Rica is
different than places
like Colombia and would
be "cowards" if we
cannot achieve national
unity and have the
political will poser to
take care of our small
country. |
