Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06SANSALVADOR515
2006-03-02 14:50:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy San Salvador
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UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 000515
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN, WHA/EPSC, EB/TPP/BTA
DEPT PASS USTR FOR EEISSENSTAT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD PGOV ES
SUBJECT: FMLN CHALLENGES CAFTA IN COURT
REF: 2005 SAN SALVADOR
UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 000515
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN, WHA/EPSC, EB/TPP/BTA
DEPT PASS USTR FOR EEISSENSTAT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD PGOV ES
SUBJECT: FMLN CHALLENGES CAFTA IN COURT
REF: 2005 SAN SALVADOR
1. (U) On March 1, the FMLN made good on its rhetoric and
challenged the constitutionality of the U.S.-Central AMERICA
Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),which
entered into force for the United States and El Salvador that
same day. In an event staged for political effect, FMLN
deputies visited the Supreme Court with a "recurso de
inconstitucionalidad" (a request for a finding of
unconstitutionality),alleging that adoption of CAFTA
involved 16 violations of the Constitution in process and
content. FMLN Legislative Assembly delegation chief Salvador
Sanchez Ceren detailed for the press particular points in
which the FMLN claimed the treaty violated Salvadoran
sovereignty and charged that proper legislative process had
not been observed; he also alleged that approval of CAFTA by
simple legislative majority was insufficient. According to
the press, the left-wing NGO Citizen Action Network (Red de
Accion Ciudadana) would also challenge the agreement.
2. (SBU) The GOES had been aware that the FMLN would file
the suit, and senior officials expressed confidence on the
technical issues, should the court decide to hear the case.
The Supreme Court reportedly denied a similar request from
the FMLN in the past. The next step is to wait for the court
to admit this new request or declare it inadmissible. Post
is seeking more information on the legal challenge and will
share it as it becomes available.
Barclay
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN, WHA/EPSC, EB/TPP/BTA
DEPT PASS USTR FOR EEISSENSTAT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD PGOV ES
SUBJECT: FMLN CHALLENGES CAFTA IN COURT
REF: 2005 SAN SALVADOR
1. (U) On March 1, the FMLN made good on its rhetoric and
challenged the constitutionality of the U.S.-Central AMERICA
Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),which
entered into force for the United States and El Salvador that
same day. In an event staged for political effect, FMLN
deputies visited the Supreme Court with a "recurso de
inconstitucionalidad" (a request for a finding of
unconstitutionality),alleging that adoption of CAFTA
involved 16 violations of the Constitution in process and
content. FMLN Legislative Assembly delegation chief Salvador
Sanchez Ceren detailed for the press particular points in
which the FMLN claimed the treaty violated Salvadoran
sovereignty and charged that proper legislative process had
not been observed; he also alleged that approval of CAFTA by
simple legislative majority was insufficient. According to
the press, the left-wing NGO Citizen Action Network (Red de
Accion Ciudadana) would also challenge the agreement.
2. (SBU) The GOES had been aware that the FMLN would file
the suit, and senior officials expressed confidence on the
technical issues, should the court decide to hear the case.
The Supreme Court reportedly denied a similar request from
the FMLN in the past. The next step is to wait for the court
to admit this new request or declare it inadmissible. Post
is seeking more information on the legal challenge and will
share it as it becomes available.
Barclay