The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Latorre, stated that the request to lift the parliamentary immunity of Cartista deputy Esteban Samaniego depends on a deal involving three other lawmakers with pending cases, since removal requires a two-thirds majority and no single political force can reach that number on its own.
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The Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay has nine requests for the removal of parliamentary immunity pending, but President Raúl Latorre says there is no scheduled vote yet due to the need for unanimous agreement among the deputies involved.
Independent deputy Raúl Benítez harshly criticized colleague Édgar Olmedo, the Chamber's representative on the Magistrates Council, for voting in favor of prosecutor Aldo Cantero on the shortlist for criminal judge in Asunción, to the detriment of prosecutor Deny Yoon Pak, who led the investigation into the A Ultranza Py case. Benítez called Cantero a "hired hitman" and demanded explanations for the vote.
Paraguay's Magistrates Council passed over prosecutor Deny Yoon Pak, who led the mega-operation A Ultranza against drug trafficking, and chose Aldo Cantero, known as 'Aldo Canta 50' for allegedly negotiating cases, to join the shortlist for judge. The decision drew criticism from legal experts and accusations that the body prioritizes political loyalties over merit.