In Confusing Ruling, Judge Gives Prosecutors Time to Correct Case Against Tuktuk Driver Accused in Police Attacks
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- Guatemala’s High-Risk Court D heard a Public Ministry request to close the case against Edwin Fernando Xol Raymundo.
- Judge Abelina Cruz instead gave prosecutors time to correct the accusation involving the alleged escape of two gang members after attacks on police officers in Guatemala City.
In what La Hora described as a confusing ruling, Judge Abelina Cruz gave Guatemala’s Public Ministry more time to correct its accusation against Edwin Fernando Xol Raymundo.
The case concerns a tuktuk driver accused of allegedly helping two gang members escape after they attacked National Civil Police officers in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Guatemala City’s Zone 13 during a period of gang violence.
The High-Risk Court D had been considering the Public Ministry’s request to close the case in favor of Xol Raymundo. The ruling did not immediately end the proceedings, instead allowing prosecutors to amend the accusation.
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Originally published by La Hora in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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