During this Wednesday the First Chamber of the Constitutional Court (TC) rejected the request sent by the general (r), Ricardo Martinez, to avoid testifying before the visiting minister of the Martial Court, Romy Rutherfordwithin the framework of the “air tickets” section in the “fraud in the Army” case.
The decision was informed by the lawyer reporting the case, Lino Riffo, who stated that the TC decided to summon arguments of admissibility for the case on April 13 at noon.
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It should be noted that Martínez expected this decision to be made last week, but since it was delayed, he had to go to the judge’s office, where he did not respond to Rutherford’s questions, so he was detained.
The former highest authority of the military institution was prosecuted last night for the “air tickets” issue in the framework of the “milicogate” case. His investigation includes embezzlement of public funds, which would be around $44 million.
The defense attorney, Juan Carlos Manríquez, requested bail, which must be reviewed by the Minister of the Martial Court.
