Judicial Bribery In El Salvador
February 27, 2017
The Third Judgment Court of El Salvador sentenced three judges for benefiting legal proceedings against members of drug traffickers and gang members. According to the investigations, the judges received $85,000 in payback for unlawful judicial help.
One of the judges specialized in sentence was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Meanwhile his colleagues were sentenced to 14 and 6 years of conviction .The case judge mentioned that the process was difficult because of the of evidences presented against the judges. They were found to be the first specialized ex-judges convicted of corruption. ” Judges have to be impartial and work for society. We have no reason to benefit. I judge everything equally “he said in his introduction when judging the case. Like this case, there has been 12 similar cases which is unfortunate to happen in a country with very few resources to help its people.
I believed corruption is present somehow in any type of government. Now days corruption is winning the power of some countries that used to be strict on those cases before. Therefore, The economic stated in this country is miserable; without opportunities for its people to improve their lives.
How many levels of court does the judicial system in the United States have? The United States have The federal judiciary that works separately from the executive and legislative branches as the Constitution requires. Federal laws are passed by Congress and signed by President, then the supreme Court interprets and evaluate the laws what should happen. The Supreme court decides when a person has committed a crime and what punishment should the person serve.
http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_courts_of_the_United_States
How many levels of court does the Judicial system in El Salvador have? The highest court in El Salvador is The Supreme Court of El Salvador. It consists of 4 chambers, 3 courts of appeal and a constitutional court. Below them are the civil and criminal courts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_El_Salvador
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Bentley • Mar 6, 2017 at 2:03 pm
corruption is the worse thing that our countries has. everyday i keep learning more about our governors and the situation of living, and this story shows the reasons why the economy in our countries is very bad.
Jr • Mar 2, 2017 at 12:01 pm
Corruption is a huge problem in third world countries. The government that’s supposed to support the people ends up against them. People will march for change but nothing changes for them. The government sometimes won’t listen, and the people suffer due to their terrible management.
Frednel24 • Mar 1, 2017 at 9:49 pm
Our government is full of corruption that has taken the country to the level that it is now. That’s why gangs are so involved in politics too. They know that the government has led us to a miserable economy. Many have been forced to migrate to other countries and others have been victims of the crime. It is clear when now the former presidents are found accuse of corruption, money laundering and illicit groupings. Our country can never leave the misery if we never have an honest government dedicated to help our people.
Gary • Feb 28, 2017 at 2:44 pm
I learned something completely new from this passage and that is how the court system is setup in El Salvador. One question I had was if this occurred 12 times before then what are they willing and attempting to do to make sure that this incident won’t happen again.