The spouse of Foreign Relations Vice Minister Marjorie Espinosa was arrested at the Ministry of Foreign Relations on Friday, 5 April 2019. He is Police Lieutenant Carlos Bernabel Ventura Cruz, who was arrested after a complaint placed by his wife to the Attorney General’s Office. Espinosa is in charge of consular and migration affairs at the Ministry. Ventura Cruz is accused of domestic violence. Espinosa was not at the Ministry when her spouse arrived and was arrested by
Spokesman for the Police Frank Félix Durán said that after the incident, the police officer was immediately suspended. He said if he is convicted he would be automatically fired from the police force.
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8 April 2019