Pilar Cisneros testifies before Costa Rica’s Attorney General over alleged illegal campaign financing
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- Former Costa Rican lawmaker Pilar Cisneros appeared before the Attorney General’s Office with her lawyer, José Francisco Madrigal.
- Her testimony concerns alleged illegal financing in the 2022 election campaign.
- Cisneros appeared after a migration alert was issued against her and after she challenged the attorney general to notify her.
Pilar Cisneros arrived at Costa Rica’s Attorney General’s Office with her lawyer, José Francisco Madrigal, to give testimony over alleged illegal financing in the 2022 campaign.
The former lawmaker led the ruling party’s legislative group. Her appearance followed the issuance of a migration alert against her.
Cisneros had challenged the attorney general to notify her directly. The summons followed, and she went to the prosecutor’s office to make her statement.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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