In the last few hours, the National Prosecutor, Ángel Valencia, appointed Carmen Gloria Wittwer, chief prosecutor of the Los Lagos region, to direct the criminal investigation involving the Aysén regional prosecutor, Carlos Palma, in the context of the Audio Case.
The Public Ministry reported this decision through a statement, following the complaint filed by criminal lawyer Fernando Leal. This complaint arises after a report by Ciper that revealed a conversation between Palma and Gonzalo Migueles, partner of the Supreme Court minister, Ángela Vivanco, within the framework of the election process for the National Prosecutor.
According to Ciper Chile, the chats, obtained from the phone of lawyer Luis Hermosilla, show that Migueles offered Palma funding for a doctorate and giving him the position of head of the Metropolitan Center-North Prosecutor’s Office in exchange for his support for a candidate for national prosecutor. This candidate only needed the ratification of the Senate.
The Public Ministry confirmed in the last few hours through a statement that the decision to appoint Wittwer was made by the National Prosecutor after Ciper publications involving Palma.
The statement details that the North Central Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor, Xavier Armendáriz, forwarded the information that gave rise to the criminal investigation to the National Prosecutor. Leal accuses Palma of not having made the corresponding complaint in his capacity as a public official.
After the respective consultations carried out by Radio Sago, it was reported that there will be no further statements in this regard, at least for now.
Finally, the statement indicates that prosecutor Wittwer may act with the support of the deputy prosecutors she considers necessary to carry out the investigation.
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