Monterey, NL. The former Governor of New LionJaime Rodriguez Calderon “The Bronco“, obtained an amparo granted by the First District Court in Criminal Matters in Monterrey, for the use of resources of illicit origin.
This Wednesday, at 4:00 p.m. in the Palace of Justice, the first hearing of case 4375/2022 is scheduled, where the Control Judge will formulate the charge against the former governor, after his arrest for electoral crimes.
It should be remembered that on Tuesday, March 15, the Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Electoral Crimes Jaime Rodríguez “El Bronco” was arrested in a ranch in General Terán, and he was detained in the Apodaca Prison “for his probable participation in events with the characteristics of electoral crimes,” said a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office.
Gabriel Eduardo García, one of the defense attorneys, told the local press that the former governor’s hearing will be held at the Palace of Justice by video call.
For his part, the lawyer Víctor Oléa, of the defense of James Rodriguez commented to Image Group that the former governor could go free because the crimes he is accused of do not merit preventive detention.
This is due to the fact that the alleged crime, “in the case of a federal election, that is, the election for the Presidency of the Republic, the General Law clearly establishes that this is a matter of federal and not local jurisdiction, therefore it does not should have been investigated by the Specialized Prosecutor for Electoral Crimes of Nuevo León, but by the Attorney General of the Republic.”
brawl in prison
The Secretary of State Security sent a statement regarding rumors about an alleged fight at the Social Reintegration Center No. 1 Apodaca.
“Two persons deprived of liberty (PPL) of said Center were involved in a minor incident during the schedule of activities, for which the established ordinary protocol was activated and respecting at all times the human rights of persons deprived of their liberty, as well as that of the visitors, so they were evicted to verify the situation”, he mentioned.
He assured that after the eviction of the relatives of the persons deprived of liberty, the Center continued with its daily activities in order. However, some family members complained to the press that visits to the prison were suspended because former Governor Jaime Rodríguez is being held there.
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