The most recent episode of this long problem occurred on March 21, When the Sixth Chamber of the Administrative Contentious Court notified the restitution resolution of the former soccer player at that position, to which the current authorities of the COG responded with an appeal in the CC.
The new action of Jorge Rodas puts the Guatemalan sport at riskwhich could be sanctioned again by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at a time when the country will host the Central American games, scheduled from October 18 to 30 this year.
On February 21, the Sixth Chamber of the Administrative Contentious Court, constituted in the Court of Amparo, He resolved a Rhodes action sought by lawyer Augusto José Pinetta, which was notified on March 21.
According to the resolution of that court, by Judge Roberto Estuardo Morales, The penalty that weighs on Jorge Rodas as leader (four years of inactivity) since February 4, 2022, is not valid, After the Code of Ethics was suspended in August of that year, six months later.
However, article 140 of the Amparo Law clarifies that, when a regulation is without vigor, “Stop supply from the day following the publication of the ruling in the Official Gazette”.
They ratify sanction
After having known the resolution of the Administrative Contentious Court on Jorge Rodas, the Assembly of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee (COG) It met on March 31, to ratify and make it clear that the sanction to the former soccer player is still in force and firm.
In the Assembly it was resolved to make clear the position of its members about the sanction and the intentions of Rhodes and the rest of the team, composed of María José Iglesias, Selvin Ponciano, Wálter Vázquez and Edwin Gutiérrez.
One of the points was to ratify the sanction imposed by the Ethics Committee to Rodas’s form, for not having appealed to the Deportivo Arbitration Court (TAS), as indicated by the Code of Ethics and the Olympic Movement.
Also the Assembly Non pleasant and “enemies of federated sport” declared the magistrates who make up the Sixth Chamber of the Administrative Contentious Courtconsidering that the sentence is outside the law and puts the COG at risk to be suspended again by the IOC.
They present a resource
The current authorities of the COG presented in appeal (2098-2025) to the CC against the sentence of the Sixth Chamber promoted by Rodas.
On March 4, the CC decided not to grant the provisional protection to Rodas, who sought reinstatement at the head of the COG, After Judge Héctor Hugo Pérez Aguilera proposed to grant him a provisional protection, But most plenary rejected their resolution proposal.