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Chinchilla directive prohibits public employees from travel on private aircraft

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President Laura Chinchilla (archive photo)

June 11th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A directive issued by President Laura Chinchilla which went into effect yesterday prohibits any public employee from accepting the use of a private aircraft from any business or individual.  The measure comes after Chinchilla faced harsh criticism last month, when it was revealed that she twice traveled on a private jet that was made available by Gabriel Morales Fallon, a Colombian who has been investigated for possible links to drug traffickers.

 

The scandal ultimately led to the departure of Minister of Communication, Francisco Chacon; Deputy Minister of the Presidency, Mauritius Boraschi, and the president’s personal assistant, Irene Pacheco. Investigations are still ongoing.

 

The directive was published in the official newspaper, La Gaceta, yesterday.

 

The directive states that accepting the use of private aircraft “can carry risks for the government and its officials,” saying that such offers could come from unknown origin or could ultimately lead to conflicts of interest.

 

The directive provides an exception in the case of rescues or emergencies.

 

Costa Rica does not have a presidential aircraft.

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  • georgechapogas

    that will stop her, so there!!! i need to pass a law that prohibits me from reading about her. we need more directives and laws i tell you. only when all is regulated will there be utopian bliss!!

  • toolman78

    How is it that a whole line-up of other people lost their job about this and she’s still in office? Hypocritical, just a bit don’t you think. Why not write a law, not just a directive, that prohibits government officials from receiving gifts or services in excess of a certain amount. What are the consequences of not complying with the directive? My guess is that it would be up to the Presidenta to decide.

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