Justice
Third Court excuses to continue knowing the case of former mayor Arnoldo Medrano and now an Appeals Chamber will decide whether the file changes court.
The former mayor of Chinautla, Arnoldo Medrano, retracts accepting charges in a corruption case for Q10 million. (Free Press Photo: Elmer Vargas)
Arnoldo Medrano, former mayor of Chinautlait retracted on Thursday, April 24, accepting charges for the dignified housing case.
For this day, the position acceptance hearing was scheduled in the Third Criminal Judgment Court; However, prior to the beginning, Medrano retracted.
Meanwhile, the judges that make up said court were excused from continuing to know the file, and it will be an appeals room that decides whether that same judiciary continues to know the case or if a new instance is designated.
On April 7, Medrano had requested to submit to the special procedure for acceptance of charges in the case of decent housing, in which Q10 million would have been diverted, judicial sources reported.
The intention of the former mayor to declare himself guilty was manifested during an audience held as part of the repetition of the trial, after a resolution of the Constitutional Court.
In 2019, Medrano was favored by the Tenth Court of Criminal Judgment, which acquitted him from the facts indicated by the Public Ministry, indicating that his guilt was not proven.