In a conference for Anti-Corruption Day, the legal advisor of the United States Embassy in Paraguay, Brian Skaret, described this scourge as responsible for deepening poverty and threatening public safety. He urged painting the problem “bright yellow” for all to see.
United States federal attorney, Brian Skaret, with two decades of research experience abroad, and two years of residence in Paraguay, where he holds the position of legal adviser to the US Embassy, he gave a conference within the framework of the event “Fighting corruption, a fight for all” at the Universidad del Este.
scaret used as a comparative figure the unmarked donkey loins, throughout much of his speech, as a symbol of what is wrong and what is not being accomplished, despite the resources available.
The act took place this Friday. Photo: Embassy of the United States.
noted that corruption threatens security and stability, harms business, destroys trust in public institutions, it facilitates transnational threats and criminal activity and diverts public and private resources.
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“Here in Paraguay, corruption and its effects are on the front page of all the newspapers every day. We must paint the scourge of corruption a bright yellow so that everyone can see and try to eliminate it,” he said.
He also referred to the rule of law and argued that Law enforcement must be consistent and carried out without regard to race, political party, gender, wealth, or names.
“People are not the objective, nor are members of a political party, rather crime, criminal activity itself is the objective, because this is the rule of law and not the state of man,” he stressed.
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The event was organized by the State Alumni Paraguay Association (SAP), in conjunction with the Embassy of the United States in Paraguay and the Department of Justice of the United States, within the framework of the day of the fight against corruption.
Corruption destroys societies and undermines the #Democracy. On International Anti-Corruption Day we reinforce our commitment to continue supporting #Paraguay in the fight against this evil, for a more inclusive, just and prosperous world #AnticorruptionDay pic.twitter.com/UyvI8pBqmZ
— Marc Ostfield (he/he) (@USAmbPY) December 9, 2022
