Metastasis case will enter a new decisive stage – La Nación

2024-09-11 10:53:32

The State Attorney General’s Office is investigating the Metastasis case, which will begin with new proceedings in the evaluation and trial preparation hearing.

He Metastasis case It is an investigation of the Ecuadorian Prosecutor’s Office that uncovered a red criminal dedicated to coordinating and executing various crimes. This organization involves 52 prosecutedwho, according to the authorities, were carrying out surveillance tasks tax agents and manipulated evidence.

In addition, prohibited objects were brought into the Cotopaxi prison and managed bribes and privileges within prison.

At the hearing on January 3, 2024, the prosecutor Diana Salazar revealed that the seized chats showed the influence of Leandro Norero in the Ecuadorian politics.

Norero allegedly had relations with the Citizen Revolution (RC)the political movement of Rafael CorreaThe conversations also mentioned the former assemblyman Ronny Aleaganicknamed ‘Russian’, who was apparently recovering ground in Correism.

On March 15, a judge ordered preventive detention for Ronny Aleaga and three others linked to the Metastasis case. In addition, the Interpol Red Notice for Aleaga and Marcel Adrián Loaiza, who were out of the country. Others nine linked received precautionary measuresincluding Periodic presentations and prohibition leaving the country.

The chats between Norero and Xavier Jordan They also indicated alleged irregular financing to free Jorge GlasIn June 2022, Jordan mentioned that the Prosecutor’s Office needed a scapegoat to reach Rafael Correa.

In addition, Norero would have paid money to get favorable court rulingssuch as the release of Glas ordered by former judge Banny Molina.

On December 14, 2023, more than 1,000 jobs were held 75 raids in seven provincesdiscovering documentation, computers, cash and firearms. In the house of Wilman Teran Documents, electronic devices and more than 100 were found $25,000 in cash.

The cities raided included Manta, Quito, Guayaquil and Loja.

Diana Salazar warned that the response to these operations could be a escalation of violence. The Prosecutor’s Office coordinated with the president Daniel Noboa to prepare the country and avoid extortion by these criminal groups.

Hearings and precautionary measures

The National Court of Justice has noted the hearings to review precautionary measures for several defendants. At a recent hearing, it was decided to maintain preventive detention for Ronny Aleaga and other defendants. The defense’s arguments for replacing preventive detention with less onerous measures were rejected​.

A meeting was scheduled Evaluation and trial preparation hearing to the east Monday, June 3, 2024where the next procedural steps are expected to be defined for the 52 defendants in this casebut it was cancelled.

Removing the three abstaining opinions and the Ten abbreviated procedures requesteda total of 39 defendants will go to the evaluation and trial preparation hearing in the Metastasis case. This hearing was scheduled for Monday, July 15, 2024, but has been postponed.

In the same week, the first three individual hearings for abbreviated procedures were convened: Gabriel G. on Monday 15 at 2:00 p.m., Neycer M. on Tuesday 16 at 10:00 a.m. and Helive Angulo on Wednesday 17 at 10:00 a.m. These hearings were held in the building of the National Court of Justice in Quito.

Five of the defendants are fugitives: the former legislator Choosethe businessman Xavier J.the lawyer Christian R.as well as the collaborators of Norero, Gilmar C. and Marcel L., and the ex-policeman Angel L.

From July 15, 2024, the summary proceedings hearings for 10 of those linked to the Metastasis case. As of July 26, nine hearings have been held and the sentences have been between 40 and 15 months.

By: EL COMERCIO