2024-08-25 23:58:37
Former Maipú mayor Cathy Barriga will remain under house arrest, according to what was determined at the hearing to review precautionary measures requested by her defense.
The former mayor of Maipú, Cathy Barriga will remain under house arrestas determined at the hearing to review precautionary measures requested by his defense.
The hearing began at 9:30 a.m. at the Ninth Guarantee Court of Santiago, in the Santiago Justice Center.
According to what was reported shortly before the hearing began, it was confirmed that The Prosecutor’s Office had not considered requesting preventive detention for the former communal leader.
The former mayor of Maipú did not appear in court and only attended the hearing remotely from his home.
Cathy Barriga has been under house arrest since January 16the date on which she was charged with the crimes of tax fraud and forgery of a public instrument.
The reformulation of Cathy Barriga
On the other hand, the Eastern Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that will ask for the reformalization of the former mayor of Maipúafter learning about a preliminary expert accounting report on its management.
Prosecutor Constanza Encina explained to MegaNoticias that the document gives an account of Barriga’s management in the commune, between 2016 and 2021, and seeks to determine whether the $30.6 billion debt attributed to the former mayor came from the previous period or only from Barriga’s.
The same prosecutor confirmed that she will also request that five other former municipal officials be re-elected. Ana Maria Cortes, Luis Japaz, Andrea Diaz, Andrea Monsalve and Maria Palma.