EL SALVADOR-CORRUPTION-JUSTICE

Some of the accused in the case of former Salvadoran president (2009-2014), Mauricio Funes' graft scandal, await under custody, at the court in San Salvador on June 8, 2018. - El Salvador called Friday for the arrest of ex-president Mauricio Funes, accusing his administration of the "outrageous" embezzlement of $351 million before he was granted asylum in Nicaragua. Attorney General Douglas Melendez said he had also ordered the arrest of around 30 former Funes cabinet officials and other close associates, though he admitted that some, like Funes, were abroad. (Photo by Oscar Rivera / AFP) (Photo credit should read OSCAR RIVERA/AFP via Getty Images)