No mention of a deputy of the National Liberation Party (Partido de Liberación Nacional, PLN) named Carlos Vega could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. However, a La Nación report mentions that Luis Carlos Vega Sigel was the president of the Alajuelan Democratic Action (Acción Democrática Alajuelense), a provincial party, in 1998 (n.d.).

A June 1996 La Nación reports that Carlos Vega was one of the former directors of the Central Bank (Banco Central) who was disqualified (inhabilitados) from any public posts following an influence peddling (tráfico de influencias) scandal (18 June 1996). The disqualifications of several bank directors and managers was one of the recommendations in a report from the PLN legislative commission on the Banco Anglo Costarricense (BAC) (ibid.).

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

La Nación [San José]. n.d. "Eleccion '98." http://www.nacion.co.cr/ln_ee/elecciones.minori1.html [Accessed 16 Aug. 2000]

_____. 18 June 1996. Giannina Segnini. "PLN pide severas sanciones." http://www.nacion.co.cr/ln_ee/1996/junio/18/pagina06.html [Accessed 16 Aug. 2000]

Additional Sources Consulted

IRB Databases

Central America NewsPak [Austin]. 1998-1999

Central America Report [Guatemala]. 1998-2000

Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1998-2000

Latin America Regional Report: Central America and Caribbean Report [London]. 1998- 2000

LEXIS/NEXIS

World News Connection (WNC)

Internet sites including:

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

La Nación [San José]. Search Engine. 1995-2000

La Prensa de Honduras [Tegucigalpa]. Search Engine. 1996-2000

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