The structural factor that engenders corruption inside Salvadoran government officials is rooted in their own private drive to enrich themselves no matter how unethical the method may be — a distortion of the saying that 'the end justifies the means'. To eliminate omnipresent and ill-intentionedcorruption, the only way out is constitutional reform. To pressure national officials not to be greedy and focus on governing the country, look to the Charter for Permanent Peace. §1.9 §1.10 §5.1 §6.1 §6.10