The U.S. State Department listed several politicians and officials in Guatamira, Honduras and El Salvador as “allegedly corrupt.”

U.S. State Department report on “CITIC” accusations against Central American officials corruption include Five Salvadoran officials (PDF) Allegedly linked to President Nayib Bukele, six current MPs from Honduras and two MPs from Guatemala Published checklist (PDF) Held on Tuesday by the office of US Representative Norma Torres (Norma Torres).

The list appeared less than a week after the visit by the U.S. Central American envoy Ricardo Zuniga Savior Meeting with Bukele under the impetus of US President Joe Biden to fight corruption and strengthen the rule of law in the region.

In the report I requested (now made public), the U.S. government recognized the corruption that the Central American dictators and their allies denied and tried to cover up.

This #NorthernTriangle When its officials focus more on self-enrichment rather than serving the public, it cannot flourish. pic.twitter.com/OFr2ZJxYle

-On behalf of Norma Torres (@NormaJTorres) May 18, 2021

The United States has made the strengthening of democracy one of the pillars of its Central American policy, saying that rampant corruption is one of the root causes of illegal immigration.

“We cannot expect the people of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to flourish at home, and elected officials focus more on self-enrichment rather than serving the public,” said Torres, a California Democrat who is chairman of the Central American Caucus, in a statement. Tuesday.

“This list is an important step, but it is only the first step in holding these officials accountable.”

Bukele’s fledgling New Ideas party swept the February legislative elections by an overwhelming advantage, controlled the unicameral parliament, and immediately voted this month to dismiss the top prosecutor for fighting corruption and several senior officials who blocked the president’s agenda. Magistrate of the court.

After decades of corrupt rule after the country’s bloody civil war, Booker is still popular at home, but his critics in the United States say he is destroying already fragile institutions as he concentrates his forces.

The most prominent official on the list is the Chief Cabinet Secretary Carolina Recinos of Bougil, who has been working with the president since he came to power. The mayor of the town of the Marti National Liberation Front. war. There are no details of Rechinos’ alleged wrongdoing.

The most prominent official on the list is Carolina Recinos, the cabinet officer of Burkir, who has worked with the president since he entered politics. [File: Jose Cabezasthe/Reuters]

Another person named Rogelio Rivas was replaced as Minister of Security and Justice last month. The State Department said that Rivas had allegedly awarded several non-competitive, non-advertising contracts to his construction company for the construction of police stations and other buildings, which were within his official purview, and then exaggerated the cost of materials.

The founder of Congressman Giller, Guillermo Gallegos (Guillermo Gallegos) is also included, who broke the bipartisan system in El Salvador in support of Buquerer’s 2019 presidential campaign.

Also included are two former FMLN MPs: Sigfredo Reyes and Jose Luis Merino, the latter being the former Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations of the FMLN government before the administration of Bugir.

Bukele, who accused the United States of being careless, ironically rejected the report, a copy of which was circulated on social media early Monday. He said that El Salvador’s “friends” were shocked after inspecting the files because no single instance of corruption could be found within the conservative ARENA political party, which he frequently attacks.

He wrote on Twitter: “Maybe they think they are all saints.” “That’s why they insist that we want them back in power.”