The judge Norma Abate de Mazzuchelli was accused today by the justice of La Rioja, accused of having requested millionaire bribes, after having analyzed the testimony and the video provided by the complainant.
The prosecutor Luis González Aguirre confirmed the prosecution, after the Superior Court of Justice (TSJ) of the province rejected the magistrate’s resignation.
The official also confirmed that the penalty that Abate may receive is one to four years in prison.
To the judge He is charged with the crime framed in article 266 of the Penal Code, which states: “will be repressed with prison of one to four years and special disqualification of one to five years, “A public official who, abusing his position, improperly requests, demands or causes payment or delivery, by himself or through an intermediary, of a contribution, a right or a gift or collects greater rights than those that correspond.”
“The behavior that the judge is accused of is having requested a contribution by abusing the exercise of her duties,” said the prosecutor. in statements to the Todo Noticias channel.
Likewise, he maintained that “There is a principle of evidence provided by the complainant, in audio and video format that supports what she stated. “These circumstances, analyzed by the prosecution, determined sufficient elements for the investigating judge to investigate the case.”
González Aguirre indicated that “the statements were analyzed and it is clear that there is a precise and consistent story,” and added that “protective measures were requested to safeguard the physical and mental health of the complainant.”
On the other hand, the Board of Directors of the Association of Women Judges of Argentina announced the decision of suspend Abate of her position as vice president, and also as a partner of the entity.
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