RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador's Political Committee agreed on Monday (12) to create a special group of deputies to investigate secret cash payments made to officials during previous governments.
The committee having a pro-government majority refused to include in the investigation "ad honorem" positions, whose holders were allegedly receiving payments in Nayib Bukele's administration.
According to a journalistic investigation by the digital media El Faro, during Mauricio Funes' presidency (2009-2014) several million dollars in bonuses undeclared to the Treasury by these officials had been paid.
President of the Legislative Assembly and . . .
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