During the night of last Wednesday, April 8, after a judge of the First Pluripersonal Criminal Peace Court excused herself from hearing the file against the plastic surgeon Kevin Maloufanother jurisdictional body held the hearing to offer evidence, in which it admitted the evidence presented by the accused’s defense.
During the hearing, Alejandro Arriazadefense attorney Kevin Malouf, requested that several pieces of evidence be accepted to be known in the debate, including a video, audios and chats. Faced with this scenario, the judiciary accepted said request and resolved that the corresponding analysis will be carried out during the debate.
Under the circumstances, while the accused appeared for video conference from the Mariscal Zavala prisonwhere he is imprisoned, the Court scheduled the judgment against the plastic surgeon for next Thursday, July 23, at 11:30 a.m., because Kevin Malouf is involved in the disappearance and death of Floridalma Roque.
However, a protection granted by the Third Chamber of the Court of Appeals this Sunday June 28 he annulled the resolution he sent to judgment the plastic surgeon and two others prosecuted for less serious crimes, such as manslaughter, in the case of the death of the woman who attended to your clinic for cheekbone surgery.
New ruling in accordance with the guidelines established by the CC
In accordance with the provisions of the resolution issued by the jurisdictional bodies against the judge of the Fourth Pluripersonal Court of First Instance Criminal, Narcoactivity and Crimes against the Environment, the Court must issue a new bugin accordance with the guidelines established by the Constitutional Court (CC).
Likewise, the Court must leave in ultimate suspensewith respect to the applicants, the resolution of June 5, 2024, by which the contested authority dictated the opening of judgment against Malouf for the crimes of manslaughter and negligent injuries, for an alleged inappropriate surgical procedure performed on a patient.
On the other hand, the document issued by the jurisdictional bodies also mentions Lydia Viviana Silva Moreirafor the crime of manslaughter in degree of complicity, already Susana Emilia Rojas Cruzfor the crime of self-concealment. Both will be prosecuted for less serious crimes in the case of Floridalma Roque.
Given this situation, the resolution of the Third Chamber of the Court of Appeals considers that “the claimed authority must comply with the resolution within the period of five daysstarting Sunday, June 28, under the warning that, in case of non-compliance, a fine of Q1 thousand“, according to the document.