Former Dominican governor of the Central Bank and ambassador to the USA, economist and historian Bernardo Vega favored that the Dominican government accept the replicating of the successful experience of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). The commission would reinforce the public ministry, the police and other state institutions in the investigation of crimes.
In Guatemala the international body was charged with investigating and prosecuting serious crimes in Guatemala. It was created on December 12, 2006, when the United Nations and the Guatemalan government signed a treaty-level agreement setting up CICIG as an independent body to support the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Police in Guatemala and other state institutions in the investigation of sensitive and difficult cases. The ultimate goal of CICIG’s work was to strengthen national judicial institutions, to allow them to halt activities of illegal cartels and organized crime.
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13 September 2017
