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A Central American anti-corruption seminar
was held in Tegucigalpa between the 4th
and 6th of September, 2002. The agenda is
being pushed through by an alliance called
Alianza Centroamericana Anticorrupcion,
an initiative that pursues dialog, reflection,
mutual support, coordination and information
exchange concerning common needs, challenges
and topics in the subject of fighting corruption.
The minimum Central American agenda in
anti-corruption is grouped in four subjects:
1. Mechanisms of popular participation
for fighting corruption
2. Free access to public information
3. Immunity
4. Corruption, privatization, international
financial institutions and free trade
agreements.
The workshop will focus on the problematic
issue of immunity from prosecution for
politicians in Central America, and where
this allows for corruption of large dimensions
and privileges convert themselves into
impunity. The workshop will consist of
a regional perspective on this issue,
illustrated by the case of ex-president
Arnoldo Aleman in Nicaragua and further
question the status of the Central American
Parliament as a safe-haven for politicians
who seek to maintain their privilege of
impunity.
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