What do Wilman Terán and Daniel Salcedo have to do with Judge Felipe Córdova’s excuse? – The Nation

2024-10-08 09:38:15

Judge Julio Inga accepted Felipe Córdova‘s excuse today and ordered the draw for a co-judge to take charge of the Metastasis case.

The judge of the National Court of Justice, Felipe Cordovahe excused himself from continuing with the Metastasis casewhich began on December 14, 2023.

In the Metastasis case, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) investigates the crime of organized crime.

The State Attorney General’s Office obtained link 52 peopleincluding judges, prosecutors, judicial officials and even former assemblyman Ronny Aleaga.

The Metastasis case arises from the investigation of the devices that the deceased drug trafficker had Leandro Norerowho was murdered in the Cotopaxi prison.

On Leandro Norero’s cell phones, chats were found that would show the assembly of a criminal strategy to evade justice.

Among other officials and figures, in this case are the former president of the Judiciary Council, Wilman Teránalso prosecuted in the Judicial Independence case, for obstruction of justice.

Y Daniel Salcedosentenced for embezzlement in the case Slings for corpses to 13 years in prison and prosecuted in the Metastasis case.

Judge Felipe Córdova’s reasons for excusing himself from continuing with the Metastasis case

Judge Felipe Córdova sent a letter excusing himself from continuing with the case of the Metastasis case on June 26, 2024.

In this office, addressed to the judge Julio IngaFelipe Córdova explains the reasons why he no longer wants to continue with this cause.

Felipe Córdova pointed out that he has been the subject of hostile behavior by Wilman Terán and Daniel Salcedo, prosecuted in the Metastasis case.

The judge maintains that the two defendants, Wilman Terán and Daniel Salcedo, have “accused him of committing certain acts (…) that could have criminal relevance.”

For this reason, Felipe Córdova considers that there is a manifest enmity on the part of both defendants and excuses himself from continuing to pursue the case.

Metastasis Case: trial hearing is scheduled for July 15

The preparatory hearing for the trial of the Metastasis case is scheduled for July 15, 2024.

The preparatory trial hearing is the procedure in which the State Attorney General’s Office presents all the elements of conviction collected in the prosecutorial investigation stage.

These elements of conviction would account for the commission of the crime.

The co-judge who takes charge of the case must analyze this evidence and, in addition, resolve requests for abbreviated procedures. 13 of 52 defendants, seeking a reduction in sentence, requested the abbreviated procedure, once they accepted the commission of the crime.

Source: EL COMERCIO