International News: United States adds Former Central American presidents, lawmakers to corruption list

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department added almost 40 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua to its corruption list, Reuters report.

The list includes former presidents and judges listed as “corrupt and undemocratic actors.”

Two former Salvadoran presidents, Mauricio Funes and Salvador Sanchez were added to the list.

Both former leaders who face legal proceedings in El Salvador now reside in Nicaragua.

“Corruption, a root cause of irregular migration, harms our national security,” said Brian Nichols, assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs.

Meanwhile, in Guatemala, Fredy Orellana was listed. He is the judge who ordered the suspension of an anti-graft party after its presidential candidate, Bernardo Arevalo, garnered enough votes to take part in next month’s presidential run off.

Former Honduran President, Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was extradited to the United States over drug trafficking links was also listed.

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