After the sentence of 13 years in prison for Dario Messer in Brazil, the case that the money changer has in our country could be dismissed, ending his situation without any kind of penalty.
The doleiro de los doleiros was sentenced in the second instance by the Brazilian Federal Justice for the crime of money laundering. A court in the neighboring country confirmed the prison sentence imposed in the first instance, which reaches 13 years.
In our country there is talk of more than 13 intelligence reports on striking movements carried out by the money changer in our country, without mentioning the cause of investigation on the mega money laundering within the accounts he had in the National Development Bank (BNF), among other operations.
The investigations began in 2018, but according to the explanations of Dr. José Casañas Levi, a criminal lawyer, his case could be rendered null and void as long as twice the term contemplated in the sentence that corresponds to him in the country does not elapse. . In other words, if his sentence is 5 years, the time of the process should not wait more than 10 years for his trial to be processed in our country.
Jose Casanas Levi
“The processes that he has here are going to be interrupted by a process called rebellion. His cause is paused while he is serving his sentence in Brazil, but his cause will be dealt with here only if the period set for waiting is not passed, ”explained the expert.
Due to the possible extinction of the case, Messer could be prosecuted through the “autonomous confiscation process”, with which regardless of the judgment that can be made against him as a person, the prosecutor can present a request to the judge and it is done. a summary, through which the assets that are suspected of coming from illicit acts are exposed.
Finally, that action that could be carried out must be carried out at the initiative of the prosecutor, who in this case is Liliana Alcaraz. The agent of the Public Ministry has already gone through a series of questions not only for the Messer case, which is practically in a drawer, but also for others that end in nothing since she is in charge of the Specialized Unit for Economic Crimes.
Prosecutor Alcaraz had referred through the Public Ministry that the case of Darío Messer in Paraguay has a “very advanced” case and there are several accused persons, “others in a situation of rebellion, some with a conviction and abbreviated procedure.” However, nothing conclusive is observed.
WITHOUT SHAME
Dr. Casañas Levi stressed that the autonomous confiscation process has all the evidence to be carried out, since even the head of the National Secretariat for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets (Senabico), Teresa de Jesús Rojas, said that the assets of Messer in the country are very expensive and owning them required a high purchasing power, for which the origin of the funds that allowed their purchases must be explained.
The only reason for which Messer can be tried in our country is that and the criminal lawyer was very clear about it, because the moneychanger will not be extradited and finally his trial as a person will end in Paraguay. However, if the autonomous confiscation process is not carried out, Messer may request the return of all his assets, which in total are 81.
“The investigation of the Messer case was never taken seriously by the Prosecutor’s Office because it has a large amount of evidence of money handled through the BNF, even. There was never a consequence, not only for Messer, but for the people involved in the case, practically declaring the impunity of a very serious case,” said the lawyer, describing the great cloak of injustice that ends up covering Messer in the country.
DETERMINANT MEETINGS
President Mario A. Benítez met with the US Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian Nelson. The president spoke of the renewal of cooperation commitments between Paraguay and the US to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
This is also consistent with the latest messages issued by the US ambassador to the country, Marc Ostfield, who stated that the commitment against corruption and money laundering is firm, not to mention that the list of significantly corrupt people could include new Names.
