On Tuesday morning, Juan Emilio Galeano, one of the victims of the promissory note mafia, intercepted the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Alberto Martínez Simón, in the hallways of the first floor of the Palace of Justice in Asunción to denounce a seizure he considers illegal.
Galeano told Martínez Simón that he faces a million-dollar executive process, has already paid off the original debt, but now suffers a second seizure in the amount of 100 million guaraníes. To avoid the measure, he decided to appear at a creditors' meeting. He maintains that he does not recognize the debt, considering it to come from an illegal company with usurious interest.
“I prefer to go to jail rather than pay these criminals,” Galeano told the minister, who listened attentively and asked if he already had a lawyer to advise him. Galeano stated that he has a report from the Central Bank of Paraguay concluding that the firm involved operates illegally.
During the conversation, Galeano also explained that he recently obtained a lawyer to push forward a complaint and request an investigation of the case, since previously he had no resources to pay. Martínez Simón asked that he and his lawyer keep the Court informed about the situation and report the case so that it can be investigated.