Ex anti-drugs prosecutor Julio César Porras sentenced to three years for criminal organisation in Santa Cruz
Ex-prosecutor Julio César Porras accepted an abbreviated trial and was convicted to three years in prison in the 'suitcases case'. He will serve the sentence in freedom.
Ex anti-drugs prosecutor sentenced to three years after admitting guilt in the 'suitcases case'
Ex anti-drugs prosecutor Julio César Porras was sentenced on Friday, 13 November to three years in prison, after opting for an abbreviated trial before a court in Los Lotes, Santa Cruz. According to El Deber, the conviction relates to the crime of criminal organisation within the so-called 'suitcases case'.
Porras's defence and the Public Prosecutor's Office signed a legal agreement that was presented before the competent judge. Despite the conviction, the sentenced individual will not enter Palmasola prison, but will serve his sentence in freedom.
The ex-prosecutor had been arrested on Thursday, 12 November, after being summoned to expand his statement. In that proceeding, his status changed from witness to defendant. Statements that emerged during the investigation identified him as linked to the 'suitcases case', not only during the tenure of former state attorney general Róger Mariaca, but also with the purpose of obstructing investigations from his position.
Porras had previously maintained his innocence, asserting that he had only fulfilled his functions and expressing willingness to cooperate with the authorities.
That same Friday, another former official linked to the case appeared before the courts: Aldo Quezada, former president of the Departmental Court of Justice (TDJ) of Santa Cruz, admitted his guilt for the same crime and also received a sentence of three years in prison through an abbreviated trial.
Source: El Deber