The Head of CISEN’s Confusion on How to Implement Their Own Measures to Oversee Every Action Took by Government Officials Raises Concern amongst Government Officials and the Public itself.

As the head of Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional (CISEN), Guillermo Valdés

Castellanos, confirms CISEN’s future plans to oversee almost every action by government

officials which was formulated due to the rising corruption rates amongst public officers,

including CISEN.

Castellanos said, “So basically, it’s just that…with me infiltrating through all these other

organizations is to basically gather information for myself, and then to basically to spread it.”

Though at first, it may seem like a trustworthy and effective plan to combat corruption, and

increase transparency and accountability within the government—Castellano’s vague answers

left every official in the room puzzled.

When asked about how he was planning on implementing such measures, he was hesitant at first

and continued to provide a vague and uncertain answer.

“I’m not sure I can answer,” answered Castellanos. His lack of clarity fueled doubt among

officials, as they started to question whether or not CISEN’s plan was actually aimed to stop

corruption amid officials.

This measure itself has been heavily criticised as it would give CISEN total control over

intelligence relating to drug cartels and potentially slow down communication within different

parts of the government. Some officials, such as Luis Tellez and Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos,

confirmed their worries about being constantly watched and are afraid that CISEN would

weaken the separation of powers.