An American investor denounced alleged judicial maneuvers in a commercial dispute over the registration of the drug Tirzepatida to the US embassy in Paraguay, as reported by his lawyer Daniel Alarcón to broadcaster El Observador Radio TV.
El Observador
https://observador.com.py/The Court of Appeals rejected the recusal request by presidential pre-candidate Arnoldo Wiens and maintained Judge Humberto Otazú in the case investigating alleged damages of G. 14,955 million to the State in the Metrobús project.
Minister Llanes proposes centralizing communication for Paraguay's Judiciary, an initiative critics view as shielding information and emerging amid influence peddling accusations against her son.
Former IPS president Vicente Bataglia received house arrest for irregular entry into the country, while another former president Jorge Brítez faces a second criminal case for elevator bidding and his lawyer alleges political persecution, and a third, Andrés Gubetich, returned to EBY with high salary and is investigated for fraud, amid a billion-dollar loss case at the institute.
A SENAD agent was convicted for attempting to leak confidential data on trafficker Sebastián Marset, while another agent from the same institution denies extortion accusations in a separate case.
Two lawyers were sentenced to two years in prison with conditional suspension after admitting, in an abbreviated procedure, their participation in the procedural fraud scheme known as the Recoleta promissory note mafia.
Paraguayan Senator Esperanza Martínez denounces that politicians, including senators, deputies, governors, and ministers, are linked to drug trafficking, finance campaigns with illicit money, and enjoy impunity, pointing to systemic tolerance for corruption in the country.
The trial of former senator Hernán Rivas for using a fake law degree exposes widespread flaws in Paraguay's academic document control system, with university authorities admitting irregularities and the Ministry of Education confirming its registration system is insufficient.
Paraguay's judiciary has dismissed the criminal case against businessman Eugenio Sanabria Vierci, accused of negligent homicide in the deaths of four people, after approving economic compensation agreements with some families, a decision contested by other relatives excluded from the process.
Paraguay's Public Ministry accused former minister Arnoldo Wiens of breach of trust and damage to the Metrobús project in Asunción, with estimated losses of Gs. 14.955 billion, and requested an oral trial, while also seeking to expedite an appeal in another corruption case involving officials.
Court unanimously acquits former judge Tania Irún of misconduct charges in the Alto Paraguai lands case, while in a separate proceeding former Petropar president Sergio Escobar Amarilla is accused of breach of trust in a contract that caused billions of guaranis in losses.