The connection hearing against six former Ecuadorian officials within the case ‘Reconstruction of Manabí‘, where an alleged crime of embezzlement is being investigated, has been taking place since noon on April 12 in the National Court of Justice.
Walter Solis, former Minister of Transportation during the Government of Rafael Correa, is a fugitive. The former official received refugee status from Mexico in 2021. and has sentences for the ‘Bribes’ and ‘Senagua’ cases‘.
For Boris Cordovaformer Minister of Transportation; Franklin Bernal y Omar Chamarro, former Undersecretaries of Public Works; and Victor Jaramilloformer director of SERCOPalternative precautionary measures were requested such as a prohibition on leaving the country and periodic appearance before a judge.
Milton Maldonadoformer director of Real estateyou must periodically appear before a judge at least once a month because you live in Spain.
In it Manabí Reconstruction case The former vice president has already been prosecuted Jorge Glas; Carlos Bernal, former secretary of the Reconstruction Committee; and Pedro Ortizformer manager of Strategic Ecuador.
Glas is being held in prison The rock of Guayaquil and this Friday afternoon his request for habeas corpus will be resolved.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Glas and the other defendants diverted USD 367 million collected through the Solidarity Law, which were to be used exclusively for priority works for those affected by the earthquake in Manabi of 2016.
According to Ecuavisahe Public Ministry It states that there were overprices in the acquisition of mobile hospitals and irregularities in the resettlements for victims of the earthquake. (I)
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