Article: EL SALVADOR: LEFTIST GOVT CLAMPS DOWN ON CORRUPTION

Ral Gutirrez
Inter Press Service English News Wire
06-23-2009
SAN SALVADOR, Jun. 23, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - Central figures in the
government of right-wing former Salvadoran president Antonio Saca
(2004-2009) will face questioning by a commission led by Finance
Minister Carlos Cceres as part of a wide-ranging investigation
into corruption.
Left-wing President Mauricio Funes, who took office on Jun. 1,
announced the initiative in his first address to the nation, in
which he referred to situations encountered by members of his
cabinet in several of the ministries they took over.
The presidential commission will be made up of experts and
lawyers who will document every case and recommend appropriate
...

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