Costa Rican President Chaves charged with illicit campaign financing

Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves Robles delivers a speech during a plenary session at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), which gathers leaders, researchers and activists to discuss how to protect marine life, at the Centre des Expositions conference centre in Nice, France, June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rica's attorney general's office filed charges of illicit campaign financing against President Rodrigo Chaves and several other officials on Monday, asking the Supreme Court to lift the president's immunity and put him on trial.

(Reporting by Alvaro Murillo; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Kylie Madry)