The Court of Appeal on Monday, the 15th, rejected the challenge filed by the accused Damián de Jesús Galarza Dárdano in the case against the mayor of Quyquyhó, Patricia Corvalán, and 13 others charged with embezzlement, money laundering, and criminal association. The court confirmed Judge Humberto Otazú as the presiding judge and urged him to impose disciplinary sanctions on defendants who use delaying tactics to stall the proceedings.
Tribunal de Apelación Penal del fuero especializado en Delitos Económicos y Crimen Organizado, Segunda Sala
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The defense team of former minister Arnoldo Wiens appealed the definitive acquittal of fellow former minister Ramón Jiménez Gaona and challenged two members of the Court of Appeals in the Metrobús case.