The three men were subject to a short trial after pleading guilty to the charges against them, the Public Ministry stated in a press release on Friday.
Police also raided the houses of the former legislators in question, Víctor Hugo Víquez of the National Liberation Party (PLN) and Walter Céspedes of the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC).
One third of Costa Rican voters remain undecided just six weeks before the presidential election. According to a poll published Wednesday, the two leading...
These criticisms of the president were included in the final report of the committee that investigated loans of more than $30 million from Costa Rican public banks to the cement importer.
In days of yore, Costa Rican elections were called a “fiesta electoral,” a celebration of democracy where many Costa Ricans were fiercely and visibly...
Randall Ureña, who works with a community development organization in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, gives us a glimpse inside the group's work on the ground.
