Government officials acted as orderlies for Carmen Villalba

The penitentiary authorities processed the transfer of the coffin of the terrorist Osvaldo Villalba to the Buen Pastor women’s prison for its admission inside the compound. The case cost three officials their jobs, including former Justice Minister Édgar Taboada, a loyal friend and companion of the President of the Republic, Mario Abdo Benítez.

Source: The Nation

• Middle Nation Investigation Unit

The fall of the commander of the Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP), Osvaldo Daniel Villalba Ayala, generated a series of upheavals within the government of Mario Abdo Benítezwho last Tuesday had to order the dismissal of Marian Vázquez, director of the Buen Pastor women’s prison, to put cold cloths before the anger of the citizenry for the entry of the terrorist’s coffin into the penitentiary where the sister is being held, Carmen Villalba convicted of kidnapping, registered last Tuesday.

Another of those who also had to be changed from his position was Édgar Taboada, who on Tuesday morning had been sworn in as the new head of the Ministry of Justice. However, the scandal It was generated by the entry of the terrorist’s lifeless body into the prison compound eight hours later, forcing him to leave the position that his friend Abdo had conferred on him.

The next day, the Vice Minister of Criminal Policy, Daniel Benítez Romero, appointed as head of the Ministry of Justice office, also removed Ana Dina Coronel, coordinator of Women’s Penitentiary Establishments, and in this way there were three affected people in their positions. .

The Investigative Nation had access to the invoice of the San Blas funeral home, in charge of carrying out the transfer of the coffin of Osvaldo Villalba from the Recoleta Cemetery to the Buen Pastor, where the drawer was entered so that the detained sister can say goodbye to her, a fact that generated a wave of criticism towards the Government.

According to funeral home officials, the person who called to request the shipment of a hearse identified herself as Marian Vázquez, who emphasized that the transfer should be carried out immediately. While the next day, when they call to make the payment, they mention that they should talk to Mrs. Ana Dina Coronel.

As long as the invoice with an amount of G. 350,000 came out in the name of the then director of the women’s prison, Marian Vázquez. Regarding this situation, Vice Minister Benítez told Nación Media that he was not aware that she and/or Ana Dina Coronel had hired the funeral service.

Asked about the authorization for entry, he mentioned that it was former minister Taboada who gave the go-ahead for the remains of the EPP commander to enter the prison. He even shielded the General Directorate of Penitentiary Establishments from responsibility.

“The minister (Edgar) Taboada was the one who authorized the entry and I told the minister that no coffin could be entered,” said the deputy minister, today in charge of the office.

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This had also announced last Wednesday the opening of an internal investigation by the Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Justice to supposedly determine the responsibilities of entering the coffin into the prison; however, he himself has already confirmed who authorized the entry.

Lastly, and In reference to the G. 350,000 invoice for the transfer service of the lifeless body of the dejected “Comandante Alexander”, Benítez said that the Ministry of Justice was not going to take responsibility for the payment.

Deputy Minister Daniel Benítez appointed Shirley Talavera as the new coordinator of Women’s Penitentiary Establishments, who was already director of Good Shepherd.

On October 27, the deputy minister and head of the Ministry of Justice, Daniel Benítez, appointed Shirley Marlene Talavera Centurión as interim general coordinator of Women’s Penitentiary Establishments. The aforementioned official was already director of the Buen Pastor and recently served as general director of Human Talents.

On May 29, 2019, Talavera had taken over as director of the prison, replacing María Auxiliadora Benítez. However, on October 30 of that same year, five months after her, she submitted her resignation from her position, although at the time it was suspected that she was made to resign.

Strikingly, a week after Talavera del Buen Pastor was released, the existence of VIP cells in said prison was reported, which were dismantled by order of the highest prison authorities. The VIPs of the women’s prison had new connections, PVC walls, mattresses and other luxuries that even surpassed those detected in Tacumbú.