The Supreme Prosecutor of Internal Control, María Sokolich, pointed out that the statements given by the businesswoman Karelim López, according to which the coordinating anti-corruption prosecutor, Omar Tello, would have given support to a criminal organization, are in the “stage of gathering evidence ”.
“We have opened preliminary investigations and disciplinary proceedings not only for prosecutor Tello, but for all prosecutors at that hierarchical level, what happens is that every time we do it we are not going to go to the media, that is not our function”, he asserted at a press conference from the prosecutor’s office.
“[Sobre las declaraciones de López, se ha abierto alguna investigación contra el señor Tello?] This is a case that is in the stage of gathering evidence, it is something of recent date “he referred.
Karelim López affirmed in his testimony to the Public Ministry that the superior prosecutor Omar Tello would have given legal support and protection to an alleged criminal organization within the Ministry of Transport and Communications. In addition, he referred to an alleged cousin of the prosecutor.
For his part, the prosecutor Omar Tello categorically rejected the statements of Karelim López a few days ago and the version that points to an alleged “cousin” as a link with the businesswoman. “That supposed link, that with a cousin whose name is not even said, is false and as such will not be able to be corroborated “he added.
At another point, prosecutor Sokolich pointed out that the report released yesterday by a media outlet, according to which he had irregular conversations with different high-level prosecutors, is completely false and that it is about manipulated images.
“I have never had any type of communication by message or by mail with other prosecutors on issues unrelated to my role, my honor has been questioned for wanting to intervene in investigations, the media should not allow them to be surprised in this way “he referred.
