Several Colorado deputies (government), Liberals and the multibancada, signed the accusatory libel against Sandra Quiñónez, Attorney General of the State. With this, it only remains to define the date on which it will be dealt with in the plenary session of the Lower House.
At a press conference, Jazmín Narváez, deputy for the ANR and leader of the ruling party, stated that the causes handled by all citizens are public knowledge.
“The truth is that in addition to crime, misdemeanors, corruption, the real cancer is impunity. The representation of society rests with the Public Ministry. We will be judged with dignity. The Public Ministry has lost objectivity. In addition to other paths complaints. Therefore, we decided to accompany as a bench”, he expressed.
Celso Kennedy, deputy for the “C” caucus of the PLRA, said that this is the second time that the trial against Quiñónez has been raised.
“It becomes an emblematic case. At the present time, there is a coincidence on the political scene. Nobody talks about the efficiency of the management, not even the defenders of Quiñonez. The law is for everyone equally, but in reality for the rich and powerful it is one and for the poor it is another, ”he commented.
Jorge Ávalos Mariño, deputy for the “D” caucus of the PLRA, affirmed that they are convinced that the causes are compelling. And from now on they expect the accompaniment of colleagues.
“We hope to have the votes and reach the trial in the Senate,” he said.
The ruling party has 18 votes. Added to the multibancada (8) and the 21 non-llanista liberals, they add up to a total of 47 votes in the best of cases.
Antonio Buzarquis, national deputy for the “D” bench of the PLRA, remembered Rodrigo Quintana, a young man who died after the assault by police forces on the party headquarters in March 2017.
“Where are the defendants? Nothing was clarified. The other case is the Metrobús. Because you’re a friend of Cartes, can’t they investigate you? If he was the minister of another government, he was already going to be prosecuted, ”he said, referring to Ramón Jiménez Gaona, minister of the MOPC, during the government of Horacio Cartes.
SEPRELAD
On February 3, Arnaldo Giuzzio, Minister of the Interior, denounced that Horacio Cartes, former President of the Republic, traffics cigarettes and launders assets through his financial entities.
On Monday morning, the Money Laundering Prevention Secretariat (Seprelad) confirmed that since 2019, the Public Ministry was aware of these complaints, however, it has not acted to date.
Sebastián Villarejo, national deputy for Patria Querida (PPQ), said that they are going to expand the accusatory libel since Seprelad answered the request for a report. This proves that Giuzzio’s complaints were already in the knowledge of the Public Ministry for two years.
“My recognition for the work of Kattya González. If one respects the institutions, they must realize that Quiñónez does not have the credibility to continue in office. The prosecution represents the company. And if your client has doubts about your management, you should step aside. Institutions are bigger than people,” he expressed.
In other words, Seprelad issued several suspicious transaction reports (STRs) by the Cartes tobacco companies since 2019. However, there was never any progress. This is a financial intelligence report.
Main photo: Louis Acosta (@lacostasoy).
