Twelve years after having settled in Guatemala and after multiple struggles for the non-renewal of its mandate, from today the International Commission against Impunity is no longer operating.
In August 2007, the Congress of the Republic approved the creation of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), which arrived in the country with the mission of investigating criminal structures operating within government institutions, work done in association with the Public Prosecutor's Office.
After the Salvadoran president announced the possible installation of an International Commission against Corruption and Impunity, the business sector asked to "evaluate the experiences of Guatemala and Honduras.”
After Bukele reported that before his 100 days in office he would present a proposal to install an international commission in the country, the National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP) said it is essential to comply with the law and that there must be real political will to fight corruption.
After President Morales decided to end the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity, the Constitutional Court suspended the Guatemalan government's decision.
On January 7th, the Guatemalan government finalized the agreement between the Central American country and the United Nations, and set a 24-hour deadline for the Commission to cease functioning.
Arguing that "it has violated human rights in Guatemala through selective and partial justice", President Morales decided to end the mandate of the United Nations International Commission against Impunity.
After more than ten years of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), the Morales administration announced in 2018 that it would not renew the agreement with the United Nations that establishes the foreign institution dedicated to criminal investigation.
A protocol signed by the Government of Honduras with the developer NKG does not include the Transparency Commission announced as part of the governance system for "private cities".
Honduras had planned to appoint five international experts, including the driving force behind the concept, economist Paul Romer, to form a transparency committee, to ensure the necessary safeguards to protect Honduras and its workforce, and to enforce good governance in the "private cities".
A new report by the initiative CoST Guatemala recommends reforms to the website Guatecompras to force all agencies to publish requirements for public procurement.
A press release from the Initiative CoST reads:
The initiative CoST Guatemala, composed of representatives from government, private sector and civil society, presented the results of their analysis of 13 projects to build public infrastructure in Guatemala.
National Anti-Corruption Authorities demanded for contracting of new ID cards to be made by public tender.
Oswaldo Canales, Council coordinator, warned that the National Registry (RNP) could let the deadline come to pass in order to declare emergency and make a direct purchase for the services, situation which has happened before.
“Canales requested registry authorities not to tarnish government efforts and to follow the due process in hiring the company which will issue the new cards," reports Proceso.hn.
Resident agents should require their customer satisfactory evidence of identity or of that of the final beneficiary.
The National Assembly passed Bill 275 in third debate, regulating the information requested by resident agents or lawyers in order to strengthen the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
The proposal provides for penalties for firms and attorneys who break the rules by not having all the customer information necessary and at the request of competent authorities investigating illegal activities.
The commission is composed by representatives of the private sector, civil society, academy and Government, and will oversee the construction of public infrastructure.
The finance ministry (Minfin), informed the creation of this commision, which is part of a World Bank sponsored initiative, called Cost.
"Cost intends to control public purchases, material quality and project construction", reported Prensalibre.com.