Relatives of the victims of the tragedy that occurred in the Cambray II They indicated that they will denounce the Judge Victor Cruzof the Tenth Pluripersonal Court of First Criminal Instance, for suspending a hearing on eight occasions, which would finally be held this Saturday, July 4.
The hearing was to comply with the order of the Constitutional Court (CC) to send the former mayors to trial Antonio Coro and Victor Alvarizaes for the crime of manslaughter
The plaintiffs’ lawyer, Linda Murillo, indicated that it is regrettable that the court again suspended the hearing and rescheduled it for December 9, 2026.
He indicated that the hearing would not last more than 20 minutes and that the suspension occurred “in bad faith,” since the judge scheduled another hearing at 2 p.m. this Saturday, July 4, 30 minutes before the one scheduled to address the Cambray case.
According to the lawyer, What you are looking for is for the file to be archived.
Murillo indicated that will file a criminal complaint against the judge for the possible commission of the crime of breach of duties and hopes that this will advance, as have the complaints presented to the Disciplinary Board of the Judicial Branch, which have also not been successful.
Since October 2025, the hearing to comply with the Chamber’s order has been postponed.
On October 1, 2015, a landslide of large proportions left at least 280 deaths in El Cambray, Santa Catarina Pinula.
According to the investigation, both former officials did not comply with the recommendations of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction regarding the risks of living in the area where the tragedy occurred.