The civil society organizations Participacion Ciudadana and Centro Juan XXIII have submitted a 24-page “amicus curiae” legal opinion at the Constitutional Court rejecting former Minister of Public Works Victor Diaz Rua’s recourse in favor of changes to the Penal Procedure Code (Paragraph III of Art. 85) aimed at preventing citizens from suing government officials for corruption in office. They defend the constitutional right of citizens to complain against transgressions committed by public employees in office. They argue that if the recourse presented by Diaz Rua were accepted, it would undermine the legitimate right of citizens and support impunity.