Deputy Margarita Escobar said the arrival of the mission “is a strong signal that there is much to investigate here in the areas of democracy and corruption”.
The Salvadoran government received the special mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) which has been in the country since Sunday and will remain for three days.
As announced last week, the mission’s arrival will take place a few days before the February 28 elections and will attempt to assess the political-institutional situation.
Santiago Cantón, former Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), heads the special mission in El Salvador sent by OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro. The international organization accepted the requests of the government and the Legislative Assembly.
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The mission is intended to “contribute to the preservation and strengthening of the rule of law in the country, in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter,” describes the press release that Almagro also posted on his Twitter account. shared.
in addition, “the special mission will seek to contribute to the powers of the Salvadoran state by giving full guarantees to the electoral process that will take place” on February 28, 2021.
The OAS mission not only speaks to the government, but also meets representatives of institutions, politicians and civil society.
“It is a strong sign that there is a lot to research here”
For Deputy Margarita Escobar, Article 1 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter is absolute and says that the peoples of America have the right to democracy and their governments have a duty to promote and defend it.
A basic principle of that strong affirmation is the military’s non-interference in the political affairs of any country.
Regarding the OAS’s decision to accept requests from the Assembly and the government to send the special mission, the ARENA deputy considered that it “is a strong signal that there is much to explore here in democratic issues, and welcome, and also in corruption ”.
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It therefore considers it appropriate that the Board of Directors immediately agrees with this the ad hoc committee to facilitate the work of the CICIES, making it independent.
Let’s not forget that the 9F there is an audio from the GANA faction chief saying, this is a coup d’état seriously, and it has come to light in all the networks where it is clearly stated that the 9F was a serious coup d’etat, it must be investigated, it must be told the truth to the Salvadoran people and let’s not play with fire, have these issues their political canon gathered in the principles and values established by the OAS’s highest moral, ethical and political instrument, the Inter-American Democratic Charter, ”said Deputy Escobar.
It should be noted that the secretary of the OAS, Luis Almagro, has never denounced the abuse of power by the Bukele government, despite the repeated pattern of opposition to democratic norms and attempts to disobey court orders, a situation that became more apparent during the administration of the pandemic by the Salvadoran government.
In addition, the General Secretariat of the OAS was not clear at the time in condemning the adoption of the Legislative Assembly of the 9F, but also endorsed the version of the Salvadoran executive branch. Almagro has been criticized for being silent during the coup attempt against the legislature on February 9.
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