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Bloomberg
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Mexico's Next Top Judge Says Company Taxes Should Be Clear Cut
As Mexican courts embrace a new era following the nation's first-ever election of judges, the Supreme Court's incoming chief says one of his priorities will be to ensure fairness across the board — and that includes company tax obligations. Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, the Indigenous rights advocate who will chair the top court after receiving the most votes in the election, pledges to bring judges closer to regular citizens and marginalized groups and move away from a system where he says justice is a privilege for the few.
Washington Post
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Costa Rica's top court seeks to strip President Chaves' immunity over corruption case
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica's Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the country's legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges. Chaves, accused of awarding lucrative consulting contracts to a close associate, has denied wrongdoing. His office did not immediately comment on the ruling, which justices decided in a 15-to-7 vote.
Associated Press
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Costa Rica's top court seeks to strip President Chaves' immunity over corruption case
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica's Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the country's legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges. Chaves, accused of awarding lucrative consulting contracts to a close associate, has denied wrongdoing. His office did not immediately comment on the ruling, which justices decided in a 15-to-7 vote. Costa Rica's top court has never before accepted a request to revoke a president's immunity. The case now goes to Congress, which is dominated by opposition lawmakers and has the final say. Prosecutors accuse Chaves of abusing his authority in diverting part of a $32,000 contract financed by a multilateral bank — the Central American Bank for Economic Integration — to his adviser and campaign strategist, Federico 'Choreco' Cruz. On Tuesday, the top court also asked Chaves' minister of culture and former chief of staff, Jorge Rodríguez, to stand trial in the same case. The case first emerged in 2023 when local media released leaked audio recordings that purported to show Chaves discussing Cruz's involvement in the contracts. Chaves and his allies have other cases pending against them. Costa Rica's attorney general's office filed a separate indictment last week accusing the president of illicit financing the 2022 election campaign that brought him to power. Chaves also denies those charges. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ecuador court orders 13 more years in prison for former VP Glas
QUITO (Reuters) -An Ecuadorean court on Monday sentenced former vice president Jorge Glas to 13 additional years in prison for misusing public funds allocated to rebuild areas affected by a devastating 2016 earthquake. Glas, 55, is currently in prison serving out convictions in two prior corruption cases and had been due for release in little under three years, but the latest sentence would extend his incarceration until 2041. Carlos Bernal, a former official tasked with leading the reconstruction work in the western Manabi and Esmeraldas provinces, was also given 13 more years. The court said it had applied the maximum possible sentence. The funds for the reconstruction had been raised through taxes, and a judge in the case said there were indications Glas committed embezzlement by using funds earmarked for reconstruction for other unrelated projects. Glas' lawyer argued there was no evidence of misappropriation of public funds for personal benefit or that of third parties, nor harm to the national treasury, and said the case is being used as a tool of political persecution. Glas, who served as vice president under Rafael Correa from 2013 to 2017, was captured by Ecuadorean authorities following a raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito last year, which led to the severing of diplomatic ties between Ecuador and Mexico.
Reuters
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Ecuador court orders 13 more years in prison for former VP Glas
QUITO, June 30 (Reuters) - An Ecuadorean court on Monday sentenced former vice president Jorge Glas to 13 additional years in prison for misusing public funds allocated to rebuild areas affected by a devastating 2016 earthquake. Glas is currently in prison serving out convictions in two prior corruption cases.
