Former Coclé deputy Daniel Ramos Túñón is once again in the judicial spotlight, this time for obstructing a Prosecutor's Office inspection at his farm in the district of La Pintada.
According to José Antonio Moncada, a lawyer representing the complainant, the inspection had to be rescheduled after the property was "intentionally abandoned" to the point that weeds prevented the identification of the points, boundaries, and outcrops necessary for the experts' work.
Moncada stated that Ramos Túñón, accused of several crimes including forgery and land usurpation, had been notified of the inspection months ago, yet he allowed the land to grow uncontrollably, making it impossible for the Prosecutor's Office to do its job.
"He was obligated to facilitate the inspection, and what he did was exactly the opposite," the lawyer pointed out.
The Accusation
The case against the former deputy began after he allegedly falsified the identity of the owner of an adjacent plot, altering boundary lines to benefit himself, despite the fact that, according to the complaint, the true owner is Manuel Esteban Mosquera, now a client of the Moncada Abogados law firm.
The lawyer asserts that in addition to the alleged usurpation and forgery, Mosquera was also directly intimidated through intermediaries linked to Ramos Túñón.
A Farm Worth B/.600 That Ended Up Mortgaged for B/.102,000
The case file includes documents from the Public Registry that, according to Moncada, show that Ramos Túñón acquired the farm for B/.600 and shortly after mortgaged it for B/.102,000 with Metrocredit, S.A. Subsequently, that credit was ceded to Central Financiera in an approximate period of two years.
For the complainant, these transactions must be carefully reviewed by other state entities.
"Selective Justice"
Moncada compared the treatment received by his client with the speed recently applied in the case of an influencer investigated for money laundering and fraud, where the hearing was organized in a matter of days.
"An influencer was quickly brought to justice; but a former PRD deputy is allowed to play with the truth without even being brought to a hearing," the lawyer questioned.
The lawyer added that the General Comptroller's Office should take note of what he describes as facts with an "appearance of irregularities," especially due to the prior conduct of falsifying an owner and generating a civil process without the presence of the true owner.
The Prosecutor's Office will now have to reschedule the inspection, while the weeds and doubts continue to grow on the former deputy's farm.
