They discuss prosecuting official member

The Supreme Court of Costa Rica asked yesterday Monday to Congress begin the procedure to lift the parliamentary immunity to a Government member, accused the prosecution of the crime of extortion, reported the having of the judiciary.

"The judges who are members of the full Court, unanimously, agreed to accept the indictment filed by the Attorney-General's Office against the legislator" Jorge Angulo, of the ruling National Liberation Party (PLN), said a statement. The decision was taken by the Court after hearing a report by Judge Carlos Chinchilla, who was assigned the analysis of the case presented by the Attorney General, Jorge Chavarria.

"Criterion of the Chinchilla magistrate, after the review of the prosecution found that it meets the formal requirements as required by law, so it is appropriate to refer the dossier to the Legislative Assembly for who is" u000a"carry out the judgment against a person who appears as charged and who due to his position enjoys immunity", said the statement. Angulo, representative of the PLN for the South Pacific region, has been denounced by charging illegal fees to private companies to change facilitate or simply not hinder contracts with public institutions in the region.

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