2024-09-19 20:13:24
Although Barriga’s defense initially managed to exclude the municipality from the legal proceedings against him, the appellate court reversed the measure.
The Court of Appeals accepted an appeal filed by the Municipal Corporation of Services and Development of Maipú and the municipality in charge of Tomás Vodanovic will once again be a plaintiff in the case against Cathy Barrigawho will be re-elected this Friday for a series of crimes committed during her time as mayor.
Although Barriga’s defense initially managed to exclude the municipality from the legal proceedings against him, the appellate court reversed the measure, MegaNoticias reported.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office accuses the former mayor of Maipú of tax fraud for modifying the certificates of budget availability between 2016 and 2021 and for allocating $110 million for the improper payment of wages to Andrea Monsalve, who worked as a journalist.
The former municipal administrator, Andrea Díaz; the former director of Secplan, Ana María Cortés; and the general coordinator, Luis Japaz, are also accused of this crime.
But Cathy Barriga is also charged with forgery of a public instrument, which he committed together with María Isabel Palma, acting director of Administration and Finance and acting director of Control in the municipality of Maipú.
She is also questioned for the use of fiscal resources for the purchase of protocol gifts such as pearl earrings and Swarovski necklaces.to which is added fraud for the use of public funds from Codeduc.