This Monday, the Appeals Court decided to recess and postpone until 3:00 PM today the decision on the precautionary measures against César Caicedo and others implicated in the alleged drug trafficking network dismantled in Operation Nodriza. The hearing featured crossed arguments, claims, and uncomfortable silences. The Public Prosecutor's Office requested the revocation of house arrest, citing new evidence. The defense countered that this was not debated in the guarantees hearing and that one cannot introduce what did not go through the proper door. «The Prosecutor's Office presented elements that were not subject of discussion in the ordinary hearing,» the technical defense argued. For them, the MP overstepped, pushing for deprivations of liberty without these points being discussed as required by the process. After hearing all parties, the court opted for an open recess until 3:00 PM today, when it will be announced whether the current measures are maintained or revoked, as the Public Prosecutor's Office insists.
