Lawyer Basilio González stated that the suspension of the Fisher case to allow Judge Baloisa Marquínez to oversee the Odebrecht trial is legal only if it remains within the deadlines set by law, and warned that an improper extension could render the case void. González explained that procedural regulations establish that the suspension of a hearing must be requested by one of the parties, either the Public Prosecutor's Office or the defense of the accused, and cannot exceed 10 days. 'The prosecution witnesses were not present, and those are witnesses from the Prosecutor's Office, which is why the suspension was requested,' he indicated. Regarding the possibility that Judge Marquínez could simultaneously handle the Odebrecht and Fisher cases, González clarified that it is not legally viable. 'One case is suspended for five days, and during that time she can work on the other process, but she cannot carry out both simultaneously because it would annul either one of them,' he maintained. He added that the judge also cannot be replaced by another judge, as she was appointed by the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court of Justice for several specific processes. 'You cannot suspend a process for more than 10 days because it would be a violation of the law, especially when there are detainees, as those cases have precedence over any other,' he affirmed. The jurist specified that in the Odebrecht case, this would be the last opportunity for suspension, as the hearing was postponed (in November 2025) at the request of the defense attorneys due to the absence of prosecution witnesses. 'She cannot conduct two trials at the same time.'
