Argentina's Macri pledges transparency as prosecutors probe family ties


  • World
  • Thursday, 02 Mar 2017

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri (L) addresses a joint session with Congress and Senate at Spain's Parliament in Madrid, Spain February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - President Mauricio Macri said on Wednesday he would issue decrees in the coming days aimed at cracking down on conflicts of interest in Argentina's politics, as prosecutors pushed to investigate more of his family's business ties.

In a speech marking the opening of a new legislative session, Macri also asked Congress to pass a "business responsibility law" to hold companies legally responsible for corruption, and allow them to strike leniency deals.

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