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Corruption in El Salvador is a problem at all levels of government, however, according to a poll conducted by the Cid-Gallup in February 2023, only 4 percent of Salvadorans believed corruption as the most pressing issue facing the country.
Bukele, who took office in June, has vowed to stamp out corruption that has implicated former presidents and said he had created the International Commission Against Impunity in El Salvador ...
A former national security adviser to El Salvador's government, who had accused a congressman from the ruling New Ideas party of corruption and drug trafficking, died in state custody in unclear ...
The newly-released global Corruption Perception Index 2023 of Transparency International, a Germany-based, anti-corruption think tank, shows that corruption is thriving across the world, but at a ...
South Korea: Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Korea Independent Commission Against Corruption (defunct) Spain: Servicio Nacional de Coordinación Antifraude Andalucía: Oficina Andaluza contra el Fraude y la Corrupción Valencia: Agencia Valenciana Antifrau
Elías Antonio "Tony" Saca González (born 9 March 1965) is a Salvadoran politician who was President of El Salvador from 1 June 2004 to 1 June 2009. He is currently serving a minimum 10-year prison sentence on corruption charges. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 2017, trade between Canada and El Salvador totaled US$164.6 million. Canada's main exports to El Salvador include: paper and paperboard, plastics, fats and oils, and machinery. El Salvador's main exports to Canada include: sugar, clothing and coffee. [7] In 2016, Canadian direct investment in El Salvador was US$965 million. [7]
The gang crackdown is officially known in El Salvador as the "State of Exception" (Spanish: régimen de excepción). [13] Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele and his government have described the crackdown itself as a "war" (guerra) [14] and also refer to it as the "War Against the Gangs" (guerra contra las pandillas).