Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (FINJUS) Executive Vice President Dr. Servio Tulio Castanos Guzman says that the state protects corruption and that this situation has caused serious confusion among citizens in relation to the institutions that are supposed to prevent and punish it. According to a report by El Caribe, Castanos added that because of this situation, the common citizen’s perception is that standing rules are not sufficiently effective to punish corruption. Castanos was speaking at the “Round Table on Civic Culture for Transparency” held at Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE). He warned that if this situation is not corrected, a wave of reactions of unpredictable consequences could take place in the country. He expressed hope that the Criminal Code being studied in Congress would clearly establish which institutions exist to impose criminal punishment for corruption.