The chief prosecutor of the Antofagasta Prosecutor’s Office, Christian Aguilaraddressed the decision of the Rotterdam Court to declare the extradition of the former mayoress of Antofagasta admissible, Karen Red, who fled the country after being convicted by the Supreme Court for tax fraud. In this regard, the persecutor indicated that, once the court’s sentence is final and enforceable, Rojo should serve the full sentence in Chile.
When asked if Rojo could serve the full sentence in the Netherlands, prosecutor Aguilar pointed out “there is no bilateral treaty that establishes it, so Karen Rojo should fully and completely serve the custodial sentence imposed by the Court Oral de Antofagasta, this is five years and one day in effective jail.”
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Regarding the decision of the Court of the Netherlands, the prosecutor explained that “Karen Rojo’s extradition has been achieved, in the first instance, which means that the court has ruled that Karen Rojo must return to our country once the sentence is found. firm and enforceable.”
Regarding the time that the sentence is enforceable, Aguilar pointed out that “the time is variable because there is an appeal to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands that we do not know if the defense will present it at the appropriate time. The deadline for presentation is of 15 days”.
“The resolution period, once the appeal is submitted to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands is variable, we cannot anticipate it for now, therefore we should consult the Dutch Ministry of Justice in due course,” he added.
condemnation and flight
Let us remember that the Supreme Court sentenced Rojo on March 23, 2022, to an effective sentence of five years and one day in prison for the consummated crime of tax fraud, committed between October 2015 and August 2016.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Rojo used resources from the Municipal Corporation for Social Development of Antofagasta to pay for the services of a communications agency for personal purposes, with a view to his re-election. It is the Main Communications firm belonging to the political scientist Jose Miguel Izquierdo.
The highest court also sentenced the former executive secretary of the Municipal Corporation, Edgar Vergarato a sentence of three years and one day in prison, with the benefit of probation.
Rojo fled the country on March 23, on a KML airline flight that took her to the Netherlands. The National Central Office of Interpol Santiago issued an international red alert on March 24 to request the arrest of the former mayor.
The Antofagasta Prosecutor’s Office reported on July 13, 2022 that Rojo was arrested in the Netherlands.
