Judge Suspended for Allegedly Altering Extradition Case Detention

A control judge has been provisionally suspended from his duties for allegedly altering the preventive detention of a person facing extradition proceedings.

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the judge determined that preventive detention was not justified and replaced it with less restrictive measures.

The Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal's Discipline Commission initiated the suspension after observing elements that suggested the judge may have deviated from the hearing's original objective. The purpose of the hearing was to review the necessity of maintaining the individual's preventive detention. Instead, the judge reportedly asked the Public Ministry to propose new precautionary measures and subsequently determined that preventive detention was not justified, replacing it with less restrictive measures.

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the act of the judge could have affected the procedure and generated doubts about legal certainty.

This action has raised concerns about potential irregularities and the integrity of the judicial process. The Discipline Commission stated that the judge's actions could have compromised the proceedings and cast doubt on legal certainty. The suspension is intended as a precautionary measure to safeguard the ongoing investigation into the judge's conduct.

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this body will act with firmness when there are elements that cast doubt on the correct performance of those who administer justice.

Magistrate Rufino H. León Tovar, president of the Discipline Commission, emphasized that the body will act decisively when there are doubts about the proper functioning of justice. He added that judicial resolutions must always consider their impact on individuals' lives, victim protection, and public confidence in the criminal justice system.

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judicial resolutions must always consider their impact on people's lives, on the protection of victims, and on public confidence in the criminal justice system.