The Global Anticorruption Coordinator of the United States, Richard Nephew, concluded a two-day working visit to Guatemala, as he himself announced on Wednesday through his social networks.
“I visited Guatemala to speak with government officials, civil society, justice sector stakeholders, and business leaders about how we can strengthen efforts to counter corruption and bolster the rule of law, transparency, and press freedom,” Nephew explained. a Tweet.
Shortly before, the US embassy in the Central American nation had given an account of Nephew’s work journey by stating that in it “he highlighted the US global anti-corruption policy that promotes [la] multisectoral participation for the prevention of corruption and improves transparency and accountability for stronger democracies”.
The Superintendency of Tax Administration of Guatemala (SAT) also reported on the issues discussed with the senior US official.
At the meeting “the different efforts that the institution is making in favor of transparency were made known (…), the Guatemalan office indicated in a release.
Since last year, the United States has been expressing concern about the lack of progress in the fight against corruption in Guatemala, to the point of get to accuse the attorney generalConsuelo Porras, to “minimize” research in this area.
“We have serious concerns that the fight against corruption has not progressed as it should and we would like to see concrete steps,” Brian Nichols, assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs at the State Department, said in December 2021.
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