Justice
Judge Fredy Orellana rejected the application for the modification of crime to the former Minister of the Interior, Carlos Rubio, alleged involved in the death of Hansel Szarata.
The former Government Minister, Carlos García Rubio, is investigated for the death of a Congress worker last April. (Free Press Photo: Erick Ávila)
Carlos García Rubio, former governance of the Interior, will continue to be investigated for the crime of homicide due to its alleged involvement in The death of Hansel Szarata, worker of the Congress of the Republic.
This April 26 and through his defense lawyer, Rubio requested the modification of crime to the guilty homicide.
However, Judge Fredy Orellana rejected the requestsince it argues that the defense did not present new evidence.
“The objective of this hearing is not to review the new discussion about what happened in the first statement, but to present new evidence and means of conviction that show, in this case, that the crime must be changedHowever, this evidence has not been presented, “Judge Orellana said during the hearing.
The judge added that the police and criminal reports that were presented cannot be considered as new evidence and that Justify the modification of crime towards Rubio.
On April 28, Rubio was linked to criminal proceedings and sent to preventive prison, since it is linked to the death of Szarata, which happened on April 5 in a parking lot of a shopping center in zone 16 capital.
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