Lawyer Ángel Álvarez questioned the delay in the Odebrecht trial, considering that there is an excessive use of judicial secrecy. 'It is the responsibility of the justice system, the prosecutors, the judges that there is an abuse of reserves,' he added. Álvarez, who is part of the defense of former President Ricardo Martinelli, assured that what the public wants is to know what is happening in this process. 'It makes no sense that we are summoned to a public trial hearing and we start to use reserves that ultimately become secrecy,' he emphasized. The lawyer finds it absurd that a judgment must be issued on these agreements and that a judicial sentence is kept secret. It should be noted that the investigation into the Odebrecht case began in 2015, was archived, and subsequently reopened in 2017, after the company Odebrecht admitted in the United States that it had disbursed 788 million dollars in bribes in several countries. The trial for the Odebrecht case began this Monday, the 12th, against 23 people for their alleged involvement in the crime of money laundering. According to the lawyer, the misuse of reserve is occurring both in the Odebrecht case and in others where the reserve rule, which was intended to protect investigative acts to achieve their effectiveness at a certain moment, has today become a general rule and everything is hidden.
Lawyer Criticizes Delay in Odebrecht Trial
Lawyer Ángel Álvarez accused the justice system of abusing secrecy in the trial against 23 people suspected of money laundering in the Odebrecht case. He emphasized that the public has the right to know the progress of the investigation.
