‘Stop Bothering the Government’: Former Lawmakers Describe Threats and Fear Under Rodrigo Chaves
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- Former Costa Rican lawmakers from 2022-2026 described death threats, persecution and assaults during Rodrigo Chaves’s administration.
- Some said they used bulletproof vests, changed their routines and received protection from the Judicial Investigation Police.
- The accounts focus on the pressure and fear experienced by former legislators and their families.
Former Costa Rican lawmakers from the 2022-2026 legislative period have described death threats, persecution and assaults that changed their daily lives during Rodrigo Chaves’s administration.
In several cases, the former deputies said the threats forced them to wear bulletproof vests, alter their routines and accept protection from the Judicial Investigation Police, known by its Spanish initials OIJ.
The accounts portray fear extending beyond the lawmakers themselves, affecting their families and the way they moved through their daily lives. The headline cites one warning directed at a former legislator: “Stop bothering the government.”
La Nación presents the former deputies’ stories individually, focusing on their accounts of threats, surveillance and attacks during the 2022-2026 period.
Stop bothering the government.
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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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