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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT ENRIQUE BOLANOS'' ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN IS QUESTIONED AFTER FIRING OF PROSECUTOR.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 06-JUN-02 		Format: Online - approximately 942 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
While Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos showed early progress in fighting corruption in Nicaragua, his commitment to continue the anti-corruption battle has recently come into question. The recent firing of anti-corruption prosecutor Alberto Novoa has caused concern about the government's level of commitment to root out corruption.

Upon taking office, Bolanos moved quickly to fulfill a major campaign promise to combat corruption (see NotiCen, 2002-05-09). This brought him into conflict with former President Arnoldo Aleman (1997-2002), many of whose colleagues and former Cabinet members have been arrested on corruption charges.

Novoa represented the Bolanos administration in the first phase of trials against members of the Aleman administration for their embezzlement of US$1.35 million from a state television station that is now bankrupt. The case also involved defrauding the government's tax department (Direccion General de Ingresos, DGI) of nearly US$1 million. Novoa's...

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