The judge Norma Abate de Mazzuchelli was charged by the court of The Riojaaccused of having requested million-dollar bribes.
The news was known after analyzing the testimony and the video provided by the complainant in the case.
The prosecutor Luis González Aguirre confirmed the processing, after the high Court of Justice (TSJ) of the province will reject the resignation of the magistrate.
The official also confirmed that The penalty that Abate may receive is one to four years in prison.
The judge is charged with the crime framed in article 266 of the Penal Code, which establishes: “Any public official who, abusing his position, requests, demands or causes to be paid or improperly delivered, by himself or through an intermediary, a contribution, a right, will be punished with imprisonment of one to four years and special disqualification of one to five years. or a gift or charges greater duties than those corresponding”.
“The behavior that the judge is accused of is having requested a contribution, abusing the exercise of her duties,” the prosecutor said in dialogue with TN.
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 sayings 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.”.
Besides, the Board of Directors of the Association of Women Judges of Argentina announced the decision to suspend Abate from her position as vice president, and also as a partner of the entity.
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