The Cuarto Juzgado de la Instrucción of the National District ordered that Manuel Rivas, the former director of the Metropolitan Bus Services (OMSA) government entity, remain in jail. He had been accused of the murder of lawyer Yuniol Ramírez, but in a late development in the case, that accusation was dropped, leaving just a charge of corruption, which carries a much lighter sentence.
He had been in jail on pre-trial custody. His lawyer Carlos Salcedo had requested the court vary the pre-trial custody conditions given that his client is no longer accused of murder. Ramírez had been investigating corruption at OMSA.
On 7 March 2019, National District prosecutor Rosalba Ramos had stated that the prosecution was not able to establish direct ties between Manuel Rivas and the lawyer, while maintaining the ties with accusations for corruption and fraud against the state.
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Listin Diario
11 April 2019