The judge for Permanent Attention for the National District, Juan Francisco Rodriguez, ordered the release of the seven members of FALPO (the Broad Front for Popular Action) who demonstrated in front of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General’s offices, throwing feces at the main Supreme Court of Justice, and clearly defining what they thought of the nation’s justice system.
The judge fully cleared of responsibility the two women participants and released them and ordered the other five persons to present themselves in court and periodically do community service in their respective towns. Community service is not contemplated on the list of actions the judge was authorized to order in the case, reported the press. The judge said, nevertheless, that what transpired was not so serious as to require remand to custody. The group was accused of creating a disturbance and insulting the National Flag. They were arrested by the police that were posted at the Supreme Court and the Attorney General’s office.
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El Dia
Listin Diario
14 January 2019
