For Robert Plasencia, former judge of the Supreme Court of Justice, the report prepared by the Anti-Fraud Unit of the Comptroller General of the Republic about an alleged fraud against the State for more than 17 billion pesos through expropriation and simulation of the purchase and sale of land “had too many mistakes” and was prepared “hastily”.
In the case, he is accused, in addition to the former Minister of Finance, donald guerrero and another 207 indicated, the former official and lawyer angel lockwardwho requested the annulment of said report that the Comptroller sent to the Attorney General of the Republic in October 2021.
The magistrate, who spoke exclusively for the newspaper Hoy about the handling of the Public ministrysaid that he evaluated the Comptroller’s report from the real estate technical aspects, and about which he alleged was incomplete, due to the requirements of a management company that was involved with some of the alleged payments that are detailed in the case file of alleged fraud against the state.
«Based on the results, it seems that the specialized organizations have dealt with the matter (in some cases) with great haste and haste and the facts show that in some cases they have been more determined to create an expectation towards society, but in the end they are neglected with the probative elements, “he said.
In this sense, Plasencia considers that the most favorable thing for the prosecuting body is that, based on the investigations, it has all the structured elements, in form and substance, to then present it before a judge “but not in a hasty manner.”
«And it is on that basis that a corruption case is going to be built, I dare say that it will be a failure. Because if that is the supposed report, the support, it does not have the scope as such. I am telling you this because you would have to demonstrate to what extent to the official, that they present a certificate of title that, according to Law 108-05 on Real Estate Property and article 92, is a document that is issued to everyone, and it is valid. So, how far was an official who takes you some documents? A technical report is made, it is real, the property exists, it was expropriated, the titles are accredited by that person, so how far can you question it from one point of view, what would be a corrupt administrative performance with something that takes you Or does it supply you with which it is sufficient for itself and has its kind? questioned the former Supreme Court judge.
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For her part, the prosecutor Rosa Alba García pointed out that the defense strategies of the lawyer Lockward have been “unsuccessful” for “weakening the investigation against him, a fact that is evidenced in his efforts to bring to the Superior Administrative Court elements that must be know in the criminal jurisdiction”.
The First Chamber Superior Administrative Court postponed until the 17th of this month the process against former minister Lockward.
Lockward, who is also an economist, said Thursday that the report is a “poorly done” draft.
“When you investigate and say on the basis of a draft that 12 billion were lost, that there are 12 billion in contracts and the land is there, you are misinforming the population and there is no transparency when you act that way. But it is that there is no transparency in the Government, when with a draft it sends to persecute the opposition. So, what transparency are we talking about, what independent justice are we talking about?” asked the lawyer.
