The lawyer and economist Juan Carlos Rodil Quintana, who ran to integrate the Directory of the Superintendence of Competition, He managed to enter the finalist filters with tall stings, but keeps studs.
Rodil Quintana has a common denominator: he postulated as a titular and substitute representative in the three nominating entities, which are the Monetary Board (JM), the Congress of the Republic and the Executive, a process carried out by the Ministry of Economy (Mineco), and which will be evaluated in the Council of Ministers.
In the selection carried out by the Monetary Board on Thursday, June 19, the applicant was not chosen, So we will have to wait for the results of the other two nominating entities.
Strabs
In the session held by the deputies that make up the Congress Economy Commission on May 29, Rodil Quintana appeared on the list of the six candidates with a pointeous of 68.7.
In that session, the president of the commission, the parliamentarian Faver Salazar, informed that accusations had been received against the candidate, but that it will be the Plenary who will decide and discuss the arguments presented.
On that occasion, Salazar argued that in the list of finalists transferred to the Permanent Commission The studs received against Rodil Quintana would be recorded, as part of the agreement agreed during the session in which his file was known.
The visible Guatemala organization, on its website, indicates that accusations were presented against Rodil Quintana, that there are discharge evidence, and that the review is pending in the Economy Commission.
The public signaling is “For facts related to its functions as Dean of the Da Vinci University” and was presented by lawyer José Rodolfo Reyes Calderón.
In spite of that cup, the applicant continues in the process and is still in “process.”
Dismissed as dean
According to Guatemala visible, Rodil Quintana has a complaint in the Public Ministry ongoing.
He was dismissed in 2020 as Dean of the Da Vinci University, For an alleged falsification of doctoral and mastery graduation certificates of the professionals Ranulfo Rojas Cetina and Marco Cornejo, who presented themselves to apply as candidates for magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), positions that they finally obtained, but from which they are currently separated by court order within a criminal investigation against him.
Who is it?
In his public resume in Visible Guatemala, Rodil Quintana, 52, was born on June 2, 1972.
In 2024 he participated as an aspiring magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) and the Court of Appeals (CA).
In 2019, on behalf of the Da Vinci University of Guatemala, he integrated the application commission to choose Magistrates of the CSJ, as a dean of the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences of that house of studies. He also integrated the Commission for Magistrates of the Chamber of Appeals (CA) in that same year.
In 2019 he was also part of the Commission for the election of Magistrates of the TSE, always on behalf of the aforementioned University. And in 2018 he was commissioned to choose the Attorney General of the Public Ministry.
Shades
On September 7, 2024, the members of the application commission for the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) admitted a signal against the former Da Vinci UniversityJuan Carlos Rodil Quintana, presented by the Board of Directors of that University.
On that occasion, it was pointed out that “as a dean and at the same time commissioned in the postulator to the TSE, He extended academic certificates without livelihood, without ensuring veracity and academic degree, which constitutes a lack of honesty. ”
Then, “a person’s honor is reflected in his ability to act with integrity and ethics, especially in positions of power and responsibility. By compromising the veracity of certificates, the applicant Juan Carlos Rodil Quintana calls into question his commitment to truth and justice, which is essential for someone who aspires to occupy positions of relevance in the judicial field.”
Academic profile
According to Guatemala visible, these are the academic degrees of Rodil Quintana:
- Doctorate in Tax Law and Commercial Law, University of San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC), 2017.
- Master in Business Economics, Francisco Marroquín University (UFM), 2013.
- Master in Reengineering and Assurance Technology, Universidad Galileo, 2006.
- Bachelor of Economics, Rafael Landívar University (URL), 2005.
- Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences, Lawyer and Notary, Rafael Landívar University (URL), 2002.
Experience in the public sector:
- Legal Advisor at the General Directorate of Migration, 2009.
- Open contract director at the Ministry of Finance, 2020.
In partisan politics:
- Candidate for deputy for the Central District for the Republican Union Party, 2023.
- Candidate for deputy for National Listed for the Vision Party with Securities, 2015.