FILE PHOTO: Emilia Navas, Attorney General, speaks to the media about the detention of people suspected of belonging to an international network for migrant trafficking, in San Jose, Costa Rica July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's attorney general, Emilia Navas, said on Friday that she was resigning to avoid perceived conflicts of interest during a corruption investigation in which her husband represents some of the defendants.
Last week, judicial authorities revealed they were investigating large-scale "organized crime" involving construction companies and a network of public officials - including a close advisor to President Carlos Alvarado.
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