Although it may seem incredible to us, yesterday, Judge Gunther Alejandro Villar Ceballos, informed Rosario Robles and his lawyers that, without allowing them to debate (it cannot be!), It would be resolved what would be the situation of the former secretary of SEDESOL in terms of to whether or not he was kept in preventive detention, in which he takes more than two years to be exact.
This in good Spanish meant that the defense would not have the opportunity to argue anything to convince the judge with evidence and reasons of the need to send Rosario home until his trial began, which, it is worth clarifying, is for allegedly having committed an administrative offense that does not merit preventive detention according to our laws.
Surely following instructions and without shaking her voice, the federal judge ruled minutes later that Ms. Robles had the means to escape and that her health condition was not a sufficient argument to send her to house arrest. Therefore, he will remain as he is today in jail, to put it bluntly, even if it is obviously illegal.
The protection granted by the Ninth Collegiate Court on Criminal Matters of the CDMX was worth nothing, where it was allowed to change the precautionary measure of preventive detention and send her to continue her trial at home. Phew!
It is worth remembering that on August 13, 2019, Robles Berlanga appeared of his own free will to answer for a crime that, I repeat, does not merit preventive detention, but … that same day the FGR argued that there was evidence that the alleged culprit could flee from justice. So without further explanation, the until now inmate went to prison.
Rosario’s courage and having believed in good faith that our country lived under the rule of law meant that, due to having presented to this diligence, his arrest was immediate as of that date. His mistake was not having fled
Does a person who comes forward to face the accusations that is made, show any behavior that suggests that he wants to escape? Wasn’t it easier to have fled abroad like Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, Mr. Ancira or the unforgettable Emilio Lozoya … and do whatever you want?
After his arrest, he blatantly made up that he had a fake driver’s license; mysteriously a judge named Padierna took charge of his case; and again and again and appeal after appeal, Rosario was prevented from returning to her home and having a trial with an even floor with every possible chicanery.
Not due process, not presumption of innocence, not anything.
For many years I worked with Rosario on TV Mexiquense, where we conducted together on that television station “Mujeres en el Risco”, an analysis table integrated (in those years, novelty) only by women. In those long sessions of recording and work I shared with her dreams, laughter, feminist marches, speeches in defense of diversity and all the causes of the vanguards of our country. They were happy times.
While many are out of the country, enjoying its murky riches, or others dine Pekingese Duck and leave behind a trail of lies and dark complicities, Rosario has become a political prey. We have to accept it, we have come to that. Nothing can make me sadder for her, for me, for everyone, for Mexico.
To end with a hopeful thought: do not forget that nothing is forever and that life takes many turns and there will still be many more. We’ll see.
Psychologist
Guest column
Psychologist, host, writer, commentator for Grupo Fórmula.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx