Rodriguez May Head Back to Jail
First he in jail. Then he is out. Then back in jail again. And then back out again. And, now he may be going back, if the Ministerio Público gets it wish, as former president Miguel Angel Rodriguez' house arrest order expires today (June 14).

The former president and former head of the Organization of American States (OAS) left the La Reforma penitentiary for house arrest after spending five months in preventive detention, accused of corruption and illegal enrichment.

Rodriguez paid ¢250 million colones (us$520.000) in bail to secure his freedom from the prison and confined to comfort of his luxury home in Escazú.

The Ministerio Público yesterday made a request that the former president be held in preventive detention for an additional four months while it continues it's investigation.

Rodriguez was president of Costa Rica between 1998 and 2002, preceding Abel Pacheco and was installed as Secretarty General of the OAS on September 15, 2004. He returned to Costa Rica voluntarily on October 15, 2004, resigning his post at OAS only one month in office, to face the charges against him in Costa Rica.

The former president was taken off the airplane in handcuffs by judicial officials on arrival. In his time, he has been making charges that his rights have been violated and has spoken openly to the press on how he has been treated.

For their part, the Fiscalía has not wavered and is proceeding with the investigation of how Rodriguez gained from the Alcatel contract that installed 400.000 GSM cellular lines in Costa Rica and his receiving more than us$1 million dollars from the Government of Taiwan.

A judge's decision is expected today on the fate of the former president.