In an appeal hearing, the precautionary measure against former Cristóbal representative Edgar Góndola was modified. Pretrial detention was lifted, and he must now serve house arrest under the 'house arrest' provision. Góndola had been held for three weeks in the Tinajitas temporary jail while the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office advances investigations into alleged handling of decentralization funds during the previous administration from the Cristóbal community board. The decision does not close the case, it only changes the conditions under which he will face the investigation. Góndola was a representative of Cristóbal in the previous administration and is being investigated for handling money in the community board, along with the board's treasurer, who worked with him.
