Judge Miguel Palacios ordered the referral of the impeachment request and related documents against Judge Librada Beatriz Peralta Céspedes to the Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados (JEM) and the Supreme Court of Justice. She is accused of using false documents to gain advantages in a Magistracy Council selection process.
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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.
The full bench of the Supreme Court of Justice summoned Judge Librada Peralta, from Pedro Juan Caballero, to give a statement on May 26 before deciding on her suspension. She was reported for allegedly using false documents to gain an advantage in a competition of the Council of the Judiciary. In the same session, Minister César Garay proposed that the Council specify the origin of the doctoral degrees of members of the triple lists, and Secretary Julio Pavón presented a partial report on the intervention in the Civil Statistics Directorate of the Judiciary.
The president of IPS, Isaías Ricardo Fretes, exposes the rot of corruption that unites politics, economic elite, and bureaucracy in Paraguay. While resignations of Cartist senators generate hope, the choice of a questioned prosecutor for judge reveals the system's resistance.
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.