2018News

Appeal over dismissal of charges delayed

Alberto Holguín / Diario Libre

The Supreme Court has heard an appeal from the Specialized Persecution of Administrative Corruption Prosecution Service (PEPCA) against the dismissal of the ex-director of the National Institute of Potable Water (INAPA), Alberto Holguín and Engineer Sobeida Perdomo. The court announced a postponement of their decision. The justices will announce a date for a future hearing when the decision could be handed down. The decision was taken by judges Frank Soto Sánchez, Alejandro Moscoso Segarra and Esther Angelan Casanovas. The ruling for the dropping of charges was handed down by a National District Court and later ratified by the Appeal Court.

Read more in Spanish:
https://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/justicia/suprema-corte-se-reserva-fallo-de-recurso-de-casacion-a-descargo-de-exdirector-inapa-GE10500565
https://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/justicia/preocupa-el-futuro-de-los-grandes-casos-de-corrupcion-en-el-pais-MM10498958

7 August 2018