The Ecuadorian attorney general’s list of corruption investigations just got longer as national assembly legislator Celestino Chumpi has come under fire after a video surfaced on March 31 showing a discussion over the sale of the deputy agriculture minister’s position for $2.5 million. Fueling the fire surrounding the legislator, President Guillermo Lasso said Chumpi was one of five national assembly members who tried to solicit a bribe from him to vote in favor of a new investment law last month. In the video, which digital newspaper La Posta initially released, a man named Ernesto Ripalda claimed to be an adviser to Chumpi and spoke with two other men about the sale of the public office. Ripalda specifically discussed the price of the position, the conditions, form of payment, and inquired about any interest in the transaction. “Celestino Chumpi, my boss, was here in the morning. I work for him. I’m …
Ecuadorian Legislator Accused of Trying to Sell Deputy Minister’s Position
April 6, 2022
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