SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s Attorney General’s office has opened a case against President Rodrigo Chaves and various other government officials for allegations of “influence peddling,” according to media reports on Tuesday.
The case comes after a complaint was lodged by businessman Leonel Baruch late last month, accusing Chaves of interfering in his child custody proceedings following his divorce, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
The presidency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The case is in a preliminary “private” stage, the AFP added.
It is the prosecutor’s second investigation involving Chaves in less than a month, following a July 17 probe over an alleged abuse of power.
(Reporting by Alvaro Murillo, Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Valentine Hilaire)
