Accusations against his siblings put pressure on Correa
Public scrutiny has increased for Ecuador’s President, Rafael Correa, since rumors of corruption against two of his siblings intensified. His brother, Fabricio, is accused of taking abusing his position to obtain lucrative contracts while Chevron Oil accused his sister, Pierina, of accepting bribes during legal proceedings against the company. Fabricio has also been summoned by the Attorney General to explain accusations of corruption he made against some of the President’s closest aides.
Santiago Basabe, director of the Political and Economical Investigation Center (Cipec), said the circle of corrupt aides that Fabricio speaks of involves between three and five people very close to Rafael Correa, a group that seems to make decisions without consulting the President which later lead to problems for Correa.
Despite being a strong critic against many of Correa’s policies, Basabe said it’s possible that many irregularities have taken place inside this circle but he believes they have done so behind the President’s back. “I am under the impression that the President per sei is not a corrupt or delinquent person like many former presidents, but he does associate with people of whom the same cannot be said and those are who Fabricio Correa is referring to”.
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