QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves blamed the corruption problem experienced in the country on the formulation of laws and their execution, since, in his opinion, incidents like “Aldesa” happen because of this, as well as those who administer the jurisprudence and allow these events to continue happening.
This Aldesa case dates back to 2019, when the bankruptcy court denied the possibility of restructuring the company, which had a liquidity problem so it was declared bankrupt and the investors, some for decades, were left without receiving anything, had placed in the company for decades.
“Diamante was not corruption? And Cochinilla? Aldesa was not a robbery of at least US$250 million? And everyone goes unpunished! But whoever steals three Doritos (tortilla chips), boom, done! They let go the guy that was selling fentanyl, it’s that the laws are not there for that here in Costa Rica,” said Chaves.
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According to the president, the Legislative Assembly and the Judiciary are in charge of ensuring that the country reaches a score of only 58 in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which places Costa Rica in the last quintile among the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
According to the CPI results, Costa Rica is in position 42 out of 180 nations. It is ranked number 10 among the nations of America with a score of 58, which is considered a “democracy with limitations.”
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“Why are we limited in controlling corruption? Perhaps we have lacked more legislation, more institutionality, more resources and more joint work,” said Juany Guzmán, president of the Costa Rica Íntegra Association. Among the aspects evaluated, an improvement was recorded with respect to economic, political, social, environmental, tax and security risks.
In addition to a good Index of transformation towards democracy and market economy, related to sovereign debt, currency, banking sectors and business climate.
Where there was the biggest weakness was in the Index of Degree and types of Democracy, as well as in the subject of Rule of Law and Governance, together with the advances towards greater competitiveness.
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