They request telematic hearings in prisons regarding an alleged rescue plan for prisoners in Paraguay

He Ministry of Justice of ParaguayStarting this Monday, an operation was launched in the different penitentiaries of the country, which includes the holding of telematic hearings, in response to intelligence reports about an alleged rescue plan for inmates, reported the Vice Minister of Criminal Policy, Víctor Benítez.

“There is an alleged, possible rescue plan for a person deprived of liberty and that said rescue would be carried out precisely when one of these people goes to the Judiciary to an audience that is appropriate these days,” the official explained to ABC Cardinal radio.

Benítez indicated that it is a “general information”, Therefore, he refrained from confirming possible names or groups involved.

In any case, he indicated that the reports point to the penitentiaries of the capital or Emboscada, the latter in the department of Cordillera (center).

The vice minister assured that in light of this situation, police protection was requested for the people who are going to be mobilized this Monday for their hearings in the various courts and the Judiciary was asked to ensure that these procedures can be carried out electronically in the coming days.

According to the official, the law establishes that hearings can be held virtually when it comes to people with “a high organized crime profile” or in cases in which there is “information of an alleged rescue” or that could put people at risk. “the integrity of any person.”

Figures from the Ministry of Justice indicate that 18,462 people remain deprived of liberty in the country’s 20 penitentiaries, which have a capacity to house some 10,044 inmates. EFE