Óscar “Cachito” Salomón, president of the National Congress, Jorge Querey senator for the Guasu Front, Antonio “Tony” Barrios, senator for the ANR, (chartist), Carlos María López, president of the Chamber of Deputies and Kattya González, deputy for PEN held a meeting with Richard Nephew, global anti-corruption coordinator for the US Department of State, on Thursday afternoon.
After the meeting, Jorge Querey, national senator for the Guasu Front and president of the Bicameral Investigation Commission against money laundering (CBI), reported that they were struck by the interest shown by the high-ranking official in the election of the next prosecutor. state general.
“He did not make any opinion, but within the issues of concern, it was an issue expressed very openly, the interest he had in good selection processes for the State Attorney General, but it remained in a general expression,” he said.
He affirmed that he considers that Nephew made reference to the matter because of the importance of the position for the frontal fight against corruption.
“Basically it was just that point that he himself suggested for discussion. Then the issue of legislation, institutional functioning, then we address transnational crimes and the need to have a global approach. There was no progress regarding sanctions or other issues in particular, ”he sentenced.
