Othon Sigfrido Reyes Morales (born 3 September 1960), is a Salvadoran politician. He served as President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from 2011 to 2015.

Early life and education

He completed his undergraduate studies at the Instituto Nacional Francisco Menéndez, and 1978 was recognized as First Bachelor of the Republic of El Salvador. During the

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, was part of the Communist Party of El Salvador. After the conflict, academic studies in various institutions such as

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and the

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. At the

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, received a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Internacionales.

Political career

As part of the political party

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(FMLN), which is a founding member, has played diverter 2 positions including: Secretary of Communications of the FMLN National Council Member, Political and Diplomatic Commission of the FMLN, Deputy Central American Parliament period 1996 - 2001, and 2001 - 2006, Deputy Owner by the Department of San Salvador in El Salvador's Legislative Assembly, the period 2006 - 2009, and 2009 - 2011, where he was Senior Vice President of the Board. Reyes became

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of the Salvadoran Parliament February 1, 2011, following the modification of a "protocol of understanding" between the factions of the FMLN, GANA and PCN, which stipulated that Ciro Cruz Zepeda (PCN) give up the position. In January 2020, a judge in El Salvador asked Interpol to issue a red note detention order for Sigfrido Reyes, the former president of the country’s congress, and three other people on corruption allegations. The press office for the court in San Salvador confirmed the decision came after a hearing in the case of 14 people accused of laundering $6.5 million, defrauding the state in land purchases and appropriation of government funds. Sigfrido Reyes is currently a fugitive and his whereabouts are unknown.

References

2. https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/El-Salvador-asks-Interpol-to-help-detain-14980999.php {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes Morales, Sigfrido Living people 1960 births Members of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front politicians Central American University alumni University of El Salvador alumni 20th-century Salvadoran politicians 21st-century Salvadoran politicians