Francisco Dall'Anese Ruiz (born 1960) was the

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Biography

Dall'Anese attended the

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, where he studied law. He later taught

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at the University, and is co-author of five books and over 20

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s on topics of criminal, judicial and

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. In 2004, he was presented with an

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by the ''Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho'' ('University Free School of Law') of Costa Rica. Dall'Anese became Attorney-General of Costa Rica in 2003. In this position, he led efforts against

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and

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, including investigations of two former

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. In 2005, the National Values Commission awarded Dall'Anese the National Values Prize in recognition of his actions to combat organised crime. He served as alternate magistrate in the

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and, as of 2010, is ''

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'' of the Central American Public Ministries Council. On 30 June 2010,

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named Dall'Anese as Carlos Castresana's replacement as chief of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).

References

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