With 88 votes in favor, zero against and zero abstentions, the steamroller of Sandinista deputies in the National Assembly accepted this Tuesday, October 25, “the resignation” of the magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) Ileana Perez Lopez.
On October 21, the now former official would have submitted her resignation, alleging alleged health reasons. The decision was made public through a letter addressed to the first secretary of the National Assembly, Loria Dixon, after it became known that she had been detained and taken to the Judicial Assistance Directorate (DAJ), known as El Chipote, in Managua. .
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“I am writing to you in order to present my resignation from the position of magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice for health reasons and that require care, making the position available to you after having worked for eight years for having been elected on December 25. November 2014,” said the magistrate.
magistrate Juana Méndez, with more power
Before the deputies accepted the magistrate’s resignation, the Judiciary published on Monday, October 24, on its website that the magistrate “of the Supreme Court of Justice, Dr. Juana Mendez, participated as a special guest of the National Police Headquarters of the department of León, in the inauguration of the new Police Unit “Inspector Ariel Emilio Orozco”, located in the El Coyolar neighborhood of this town”, thus making official the new position of the official, without mentioning that he is replacing Pérez.
“The magistrate congratulated the constant advances in terms of infrastructure that the police institution has developed throughout the country in recent years and emphasized the importance of having a police presence in all municipalities, to guarantee access to the services they provide that are translate into citizen security,” added the Judiciary.
With the acceptance of the resignation, the eight years of work of Pérez López end, who on Tuesday, October 18, was taken to the renowned torture center. Pérez had been removed last weekend from her administrative positions in the two departments.
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The attack against the now former official occurred after the arrest of Roberto Larios, spokesman for the CSJ, who was accused of “undermining national integrity.” Last week the dismissal of two directors of the Judiciary was also known.
