Jesús Javier Suárez Moscote, former deputy of the department of Cesar, will have to face a disciplinary trial for the crime of libel and slander, after the Attorney General’s Office brought charges against him for having made a homophobic comment against the Minister of Justice, Néstor Osuna, telling him: “Minister of Justice, I don’t know if you have pants or panties…”.
And Suárez Moscote, in the middle of a debate that would have taken place on August 24, 2022, He referred to the minister in these terms while he was outlining his considerations regarding the prison crisis currently being experienced in the country.which was labeled an “outrage” even by his own colleagues, who would not have hesitated to reject the words of the former assemblyman.
Thus, for the regional attorney of Cesar, Miguel Angel Rocha Cuello, The politician’s actions are also classified as a “reprehensible” act by allegedly violating the principle of morality and going against the duty required for the actions of the public servant. framed in the neatness, neutrality and decorum of their expressions.
Furthermore, the public ministry stressed that it is “It is unacceptable that disrespectful and abusive acts contrary to human dignity are tolerated, since this harms the proper exercise of public function and the deterioration of institutions.”
Finally, the official warned that the former deputy He uttered these expletives against the minister consciously and with clear intentions to “offend and ridicule” him., violating disciplinary codes. Therefore, Suárez Moscote is facing disciplinary charges as what he said against the head of the Justice portfolio is considered a “serious misconduct.”
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