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Nicaragua charges former president with covering
up illegal immigration case
Nicaraguan prosecutors on Tuesday filed charges
against former President Enrique Bolaños for
allegedly covering up an illegal immigration
case during his term.
The former president was charged for not taking
action against former Immigration Director
Fausto Carcabelos despite accusations that he
allowed 159 illegal immigrants into Nicaragua,
Attorney General Javier Morazan said.
Morazan said Bolaños ignored warnings from his
interior minister about Carcabelos' violations
and rehired him after he was suspended.
The prosecutor general also urged that Balaños'
immunity be removed so that he could face trial.
Balaños, in office from 2002 to January 2007,
can only be tried if 60 percent of the country's
legislators vote to strip him of his immunity he
has as a member of the National Assembly.
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