The State Department justified the decision in the involvement of the former president in acts of corruption for which, he says, he has not yet adequately accounted for.
WASHINGTON. The US Department of State announced this Wednesday (March 9, 2022) the entry ban to the country of the former president of Ecuador Abdullah Bucaramas well as his wife and sonsfor “multiple” acts of corruption during his tenure.
In a statement sent by the State Department spokesman, Ned Price, it is accused Bucaram (August 1996-February 1997) from «embezzling public funds, accepting bribes and interfering with public processes«.
“The ex-president Bucaram He has not yet been held accountable for his betrayal of the public trust,” the US official said.
As a result of his inclusion on the list of foreign government officials involved in corruption, Bucaram70 years old, will not be able to travel to United States.
The prohibition also affects your wifeMaria Rosa Pulley Vergara, and their sons Jacobo Abdalá Bucaram Pulley, Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Pulley, and Michel Abdalá Bucaram Pulley.
“This appointment reaffirms the commitment of United States to combat the corruption that undermines the confidence of the Ecuadorian people in their democratic institutions,” concluded Price.
Leader of the now extinct Ecuadorian Roldosista Party, Bucaram He was overthrown in 1997 by parliamentarians for alleged “mental incapacity to govern” without a medical examination or the right to a defense.
Subsequently, he spent two decades in exile in Panama, before returning to the country in 2017. EFE
