Jean Alain Rodríguez’s defense denies agreements with the Public Ministry
The legal team for the former Attorney General of the Republic, Jean Alain Rodríguez, has issued a forceful clarification this Friday, categorically denying the existence of any type of negotiation or agreement with the Public Ministry. According to the lawyers, the recent public statements regarding the case are intended to divert focus from the key hearing scheduled for next Monday, August 17.
The defense emphasized that the central point to be settled by the Second Collegiate Court of the National District is not the guilt or innocence of the former official, but the request for the extinction of the criminal proceedings. They argue that the case file has exceeded the legal limit of four years established in article 150 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, extending for almost six years without a definitive resolution.
Arguments regarding the extension of the process
The former attorney general’s lawyers questioned the Public Ministry’s management, pointing out that the prosecuting body is trying to divert attention toward the 34 lines of investigation and the vast amount of evidence, instead of addressing the expiration of legal deadlines. In this sense, the defense maintains that the delay in the case is not their client’s responsibility.
Those are the delays and deficiencies that the Public Prosecutor’s Office must explain before attempting to shift the consequences of the expiration of the legal deadline onto the defendant.
Jean Alain Rodríguez’s Defense Council
To support their position, the legal team cited ruling number 059-2023-SRES-00003, which, they claim, exonerates the former attorney general from procedural delays, attributing the setbacks to factors such as:
- Two years of preliminary investigation.
- Repeated requests for extensions by the prosecution.
- Late delivery of documents and files.
- Presentation of an indictment of more than 12,000 pages.
- Non-compliance with previous judicial decisions.
Questioning the evidence
In addition to the duration of the process, the defense has called into question the integrity of the digital evidence presented. They reported that the hard drive submitted as part of the file contained technical deficiencies, including approximately 3,000 pieces of evidence scattered across 666,000 files, some of which —they claim— belong to other judicial cases unrelated to this process.
A few days before the judicial decision, Rodriguez’s lawyers reiterated that the debate regarding the substantive charges has already been addressed and that media pressure should not influence the decision the court will make next Monday. Expectations remain high in the national legal sphere regarding the possible extinction of the criminal action due to the time elapsed.
