The defense of the former mayor of Antofagasta, Karen Redrequested the Guarantee Court of the same city to settle the debt held by the former mayor for the crime of tax fraud.
The former communal authority fled the country on March 23, the same day his sentence was known by the judges of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court, who signed the opinion that rejected the appeal for annulment and reaffirmed his sentence. to effective prison for the crime of treasury fraud.
The only thing that was known about Rojo was that he took a flight to the Netherlands with a previous stopover in Brazil, which was the last place where there was a trace.
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defense attorney, Cesar Ramosindicated that the Oral Criminal Trial Court of Antofagasta partially accepted the demand for compensation for damages against Rojo, forcing her to pay the amount of $7,795,685 “plus the readjustment experienced by the Consumer Price Index between the month of June 2016 and the date of its effective payment, plus current interest calculated on the readjusted amount that accrues from the time the ruling is executed and until the time of your actual payment.
Within the liquidation request sent by the defense, the inclusion of “readjustments and current interest, for purposes of proceeding with the corresponding payment” is indicated. depending on the medium Timeline, the idea is for Red to protect his assets and thus avoid possible embargoes. Said payment can be made by another person.
Red’s Conviction
During the month of January of last year, the Oral Criminal Court of Antofagasta sentenced the former mayor of the city to five years and one day in prison, added to lifelong disqualification for political rights, this for the crimes that were committed in the Municipal Corporation for Social Development of the northern city between October 2015 and August 2016.
The investigation of the Antofagasta Prosecutor’s Office revealed that Rojo hired José Miguel Izquierdo, belonging to the Main Comunicaciones agency, for personal purposes, although the honorary salary was paid with municipal resources.
Rojo, between 2012 and 2020, used tax money for advice for his re-election in 2016, which cost almost $24 million. The funds paid came from school grants and municipal health resources.
The escape of Karen Rojo caused the arrest warrant to be requested in the Antofagasta Court and the PDI was notified of the red notice against the former mayor to the General Secretary of Interpol in France.
The former mayor is still a fugitive, despite the fact that her return ticket was planned for April 10.
