2024-05-04 06:29:57
Regarding a possible formalization of the lawyer, the national prosecutor maintained that “that depends on the interest and needs of the case.”
He national prosecutor, Ángel ValenciaHe reported that Luis Hermosilla He will no longer have the status of witness in the Factop Case, since he will now be charged in the aspect that began the investigation against the lawyer.
The head of the Public Ministry, in conversation with Zero Tolerance on CNN Chile, said that “in the case of Luis Hermosilla, the one with the audios, After the formalization in the Factop Case, there has been consideration of the facts of the formalization with accusations of (asset) laundering.“.
In this way, the pursuer confirmed that the lawyer “now he has the status of accused and not as a witness.”
In detail, Ángel Valencia explained that “particularly due to the accusation made regarding money launderingbut whether or not that soon translates into a formalization“That depends on the interest and needs of the cause.”
In this context, the national prosecutor assured that they have put all the resources available to the team to streamline the process and move forward more quickly.
What is known about the Factop Case
On April 10 of this year, after the formalization of the Factop Case, the brothers Daniel and Ariel Sauer were left in preventive prison.
This, after the Public Ministry classified them as a danger to society, justified by the “large number of protected legal assets that have been affected by these crimes and the circumstances” in which they occurred.
For the court, What was done by the Sauer brothers “affects the market, market transparency, competition, and especially working with false invoices affects the public treasury.”
With respect to the crimes that are investigated in said area, there are money laundering, tax crimes, violation of the Securities Market Law and commission of fraud.