2024-08-31 03:01:34
Judge Mariana Leyton ordered the most serious precautionary measure for two of the three defendants.
After five long days of formalization, Judge Mariana Leyton decreed the precautionary measures for those accused of the so-called Audios Case.
Following the replies of the complainants (Public Prosecutor’s Office, Internal Revenue Service, State Defense Council) and the defenses of the accused, at 12:30 p.m. the magistrate decided to grant pretrial detention to Luis Hermosilla and Leonarda Villalobos.
While the Villalobos couple, Luis Angulowas placed under house arrest at night and was placed under national restrictions.
The above, while the participation in tax crimes, bribery and money laundering. Before that, last week the judge determined total house arrest and national roots for Renato Robles (TGR) and Patricio Mejias (SII)who were public officials and are charged with the crime of bribery.
Judge Mariana Leyton said that she determined the precautionary measure against Luis Hermosilla and Leonarda Villalobos due to the “serious and well-founded suspicion that they are obstructing the investigation“.
In this way, Luis Hermosilla will comply with the precautionary measure in the penal center Santiago 1during the 180 days of the investigation period which was established. While Villalobos’ lawyer requested that she be transferred to the San Miguel Women’s Penitentiary Center, while they evaluate her stay in Capitán Yáber.
The defenses of Luis Hermosilla and Leonarda Villalobos in formalization for the Audios Case
The main argument of the Luis Hermosilla’s defense focused on the possible bad practices in the arguments of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the complainants, when trying – in the words of Juan Pablo Hermosilla – to make a fact appear as such by making an analogy with another crime (bad part).
In the middle of the presentation of the lawyer Juan Pablo Hermosilla, a New clash with Judge Mariana Leytonat the time when the court authority asked the criminal lawyer to deliver his arguments more quickly.
I don’t like being interrupted by the magistrate”said Hermosilla. To which the judge replied: “You have 10 minutes and I already gave you 15,” and the lawyer replied again: “Magistrate, I am answering 40 minutes against myself,” was part of the tense dialogue.
For its part, Leonarda Villalobos’ defense used its time to clarify that they are not seeking to blame Jorge Perez Guzman (Factop accountant)but they are asking the Public Prosecutor’s Office to investigate their participation in the case.