Kirchner administrations lack “true political will” to eradicate corruption
More than a hundred cables from the US embassy in Buenos Aires warned about the fragility of the judicial system and the impunity of criminals, according to an article recently published by Spanish newspaper El País. The leaked documents also spoke of the lack of a “true political will” to eradicate corruption.
The data was extracted from a report sent to Alberto R. Gonzales, who was a US General Prosecutor before his trip to Argentina.
One the cables involves Planning Minister Julio De Vido in a bribery case.
“A delegate of a German company complained before the minister, saying that one of his assistants had asked him for money,” El País says.
“De Vido was not interested in knowing who was the official and recommended him to tape and film the assistant the next time he asked him for a bribe,” the report given by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks explained.
The cables are signed by former Ambassador to Argentina Earl Wayne and by Thomas Kelly, the US embassy in Buenos Aires chargé d’affaires.
Another cable mentions an alleged 15% commission that the Argentine government “charged“ the private sector as a ”negotiation fee“.
The report states that Ambassador Wayne offered the former Ombudsman, Eduardo Mondino, his collaboration in the midst of an investigation of an alleged bribery case in transactions with a third country, not specified in the cable.
After a few years, investigators found out that the country was Venezuela and that De Vido was involved in the case as well, although the judicial case did not get too far after the ex ambassador in Venezuela, Eduardo Sadous, denounced it.
According to a report sent to Gonzales, “corruption has spread all over the judicial branch and in the police, and it even gets to politics,” adding that the government lacks a “true will” to eradicate it.
The confidential cables state that the Kirchners also investigated other governments, “but do not investigate the accusations of corruption against their own administration.”
The documents also report that the 2009 tax amnesty law “raises suspicions” of money laundering and mentions that Argentine officials “offer political posts to judges in order to get benefits from the legal system”.
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You are right falk for that reason why we want to move you back to UK.
Don't get me wrong is for your own safety.
The corruption disease widespread faster that ever on these days.
You will be safe in UK where all is clean and very safe.
Don't worry tickets are paying for us.
en.mercopress.com/2011/02/05/one-of-the-us-most-wanted-fugitives-captured-in-buenos-aires
#4 seems like as all europids like living by Argentine's and getting harrased by them, don't worry as europids push every country with resources to invest in Nuclear weapons, Argentina rather not, but seems like europids will get their way eventually and all those pressious resources will go into a nuclear defence program, nothing is new with europids. this is why the Argentina should support Iran and N Korea to get those nuclear weapons from them rather then waste our own resources in BS, sure this guy is corrupted he is a a europid like the rest of them ??
en.mercopress.com/2011/02/05/one-of-the-us-most-wanted-fugitives-captured-in-buenos-aires
I dont know what world you've just came from. But on earth europe would rather less people had Nukes.
www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/final/darwin_clifton.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Falkland_Islanders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Vernet
if you are brit and rather live in denial don't open this links.
www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/final/darwin_clifton.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Falkland_Islanders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Vernet
When I got off the plane in Argentina, the first thing that I thought was 'these people seem to not be living in denial, like they do in Europe (especially Britain!)'
Also, I'm not sure if you've heard or not, but apparently, one of the US most wanted fugitives was captured in Buenos Aires. I'd love to get your views on that.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Falkland_Islanders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Vernet
sure you should go ckeck my views on that issue here I posted my views but I get more europids homo atention then normal people.
en.mercopress.com/2011/02/05/one-of-the-us-most-wanted-fugitives-captured-in-buenos-aires
Well Falk now we are understanding each other so no need to move you “yet” haha
When I was in Britain I saw the same kind of corruption like here in the ’90.
What you said about the banks is absolutely true I’ve read an article about a bank (I don’t remember the name now) where a Sir Lord xxx while the bank was collapsing he signed his own retirement compensation for 25m pounds.
Well here another Sir www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23653190-government-under-pressure-over-sir-fred-goodwins-pension.do
@I
Che “I” I’m Argie/ European where is my nuke?
Did you see it?
I think you are right man some bloody Europid have stolen it from me.
ha ha estás crazy Macaya?
There is corruption at varying degrees all over the world. Some countries have it more that others. When we Brits and Falklanders provide negative comments regarding anything concerning Argentina, the reply is always, SO DO YOU! There is no insight or constructive comments regarding the subject, but just the childish reply.
There is corruption in Britain, we dont tend to live in a fantasy of denial and ignorance like the Argentines, but when there is corruption and it is made public or found out, the people benefiting from the corruption are punished. That is the point the Argentines commenting on this story have missed. Corruption is everywhere, especially in Argentina, but nothing is done about it and there is not motivation to do anything about it as the people benefiting from it are the ones leading the country.
15 - I'd agree about corruption being more rife and widespread in Argentina than we have in Britain, but most Argentines I speak to about it (not the characters like 'I' on this board, who I'm pretty sure is a deliberately ridiculous caricature done by someone with an offbeat sense of humour), are pretty realistic about the levels of inflation and corruption.
I'm not Argentine, and I don't think that the Falklands belong to Argentina for that matter, but I do live in Argentina and I wouldn't take this 'I' comedian too seriously or as the voice of middle Argentina.....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lewis-Clifton.jpg
www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/final/darwin_clifton.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Falkland_Islanders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Vernet
Could you answer a bit of fan mail?
Do you find it difficult to stay in character?
Alex, Swindon, U.k.
Has there been anything that you've considered posting, but haven't because it would sound so ridiculous and bigoted that it would blow the cover off of your 'I' character?
Carlos, Santiago, Chile
no character this is me, and I never regreat what I said you can ask the canadian legal and immigration system, wich is probably still looking for way to deport me under some bogus claims.. :)
maybe when they do I will finally get my wish and end up in Malvinas Argentina.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lewis-Clifton.jpg
www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/final/darwin_clifton.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Falkland_Islanders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Vernet
Your are ignorant or hypocrite and I don’t know what is worst.
1- A judge detained and prosecute Menem (ex president) for sign the authorization to sale arms to 2 belligerent countries, etc. the investigation is still going on. He also was investigated regarding funds abroad nothing was proven. De la Rua is still being investigated for his administration.
Political and unionist are in jail while are being investigating for over price and manipulation of medicines in Union clinics.
Bankers in Argentina were jailed after doing what in UK are they (UK’s bankers) doing now.
And the list is long now, tell me why the son of Margie Thatcher is not in jail in UK for making illegal deal with arms?
Why the bankers are not investigated and prosecuted for the fraud of the banking system?
Have you ever seen a fat cat banker in jail in UK?
Why Tony Blair is not in jail? Who is investigating Gordon Brown?
How many MPs went to jail for malversation of public funds?
All this is corruption on high level, and don’t get confused as the Yanks think that all what they read in the press is true.
If you don’t omit to pay taxes you get an embargo and a big fine and may be you end in jail if you are charged for fraud against the state. Ask Mauricio Macri if you don’t believe me.
Do you really think that Brits public servants don’t accept bribes?
How do you think someone get 4 houses in UK abusing the housing benefit service?
Corruption has many forms and depends of the culture, having some Lords that don’t pay taxes in UK thanks to special law made ad hoc for us smell to corruption.
So don’t think you have less corruption than other nations you only have more tolerance and none talks about it. See UK being sold to foreigners and you would understand the level of corruption you have in UKI.
Why politician in UK receives donation to they parties?
Think a little bit more before open your mouth about your honesty and moral standards.
by the way what is your price?
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