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07-02-2008, 05:30 PM
The Chamber of Accounts members who have not resigned go on trial at the Senate today. The legislative body will become a General Commission for the trial of the government's auditors, who are accused of misconduct, as required by the special report presented by the Chamber of Deputies. The senators rejected a request submitted by three of the accountants for the process to be postponed. After a reading of the document from the Chamber of Deputies, the senators will interrogate each of the auditors on an individual basis, but all the remaining Chamber of Accounts members will be present throughout the hearings. Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez told reporters from El Nuevo Diario that although each of the accused was allowed to have one or two assistants or consultants, they would not be allowed to speak to the senators. Just hours before the full board of accountants assigned to the Chamber of Accounts was to face the members of the Senate, one of the remaining accountants in the Chamber, Henry Mejia, submitted his resignation. In a half-page announcement in Listin Diario, Mejia claimed innocence, leaving the other six members to face the music.
The worst that could happen during the Senate hearings is that they are fired from their posts, which pay more than US$10,000 a month.
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The worst that could happen during the Senate hearings is that they are fired from their posts, which pay more than US$10,000 a month.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)