San Salvador, March 3. The Cristosal organization’s legal and anti-corruption and justice manager, Ruth López, told EFE this Friday that there was “no progress” in the investigation into the identity theft of hundreds of people in the Bictoin government wallet, Chivo Wallet.
“There has been no progress in the investigation, we asked and they gave us no further information,” he said.
“Some people have been summoned to find out about the damages received, especially those of us who have filed complaints. I have been summoned to the police to give a statement,” he added.
He also pointed out that “no one has been arrested for these events”, so it is presumed that “the prosecution does not assume that the company itself is responsible for this whole ecosystem of thefts”.
In December 2021, Cristosal filed a notice and complaint with the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) for illegal use of personal data through the government’s digital wallet, with which a bonus in bitcoins equivalent to 30 dollars was granted to encourage its use.
López regretted not having received a response from the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) to a request for amparo for violation of the rights of those affected by identity theft.
The Constitutional Chamber, López said, “did nothing, did nothing.”
“No institution responds to, or responds to, the needs of the citizens of Justice,” the lawyer stressed.
El Salvador became the first country in the world in September 2021 to convert bitcoin into its currency, along with the US dollar, and it has become the main economic bet of President Nayib Bukele’s government.
Official data on the implementation of this measure is secret, such as the management of a fund of 150 million, and the little known information comes from President Bukele’s tweets. EFE
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