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Liberals demand Peña clarify Hugo Javier case and identify those responsible

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Paraguay’s Liberal Party demanded an immediate, impartial and transparent investigation into the injuries suffered by convicted former Central governor Hugo Javier González.
  • The party cited conflicting accounts involving an alleged stroke and a fall, while Itauguá National Hospital officials said the injuries did not clearly correspond to a single fall.
  • It urged authorities to preserve security footage, provide a verified timeline and ensure González receives medical care and protection while in state custody.

The Paraguayan Liberal Party is demanding answers over the injuries suffered by convicted former Central governor Hugo Javier González, saying contradictory accounts have fueled widespread disbelief about the official explanation that he suffered a stroke.

In a statement to the public, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, or PLRA, called on President Santiago Peña’s government to open an immediate, exhaustive, impartial and transparent investigation. It said the inquiry should establish whether criminal, administrative or official responsibilities existed in connection with what happened to González.

The party also called on Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office, led by Attorney General Emiliano Rolón, to preserve all security recordings and records related to the incident. It demanded that the governing authorities give the public unified, chronological and verifiable information about the investigation’s progress, while guaranteeing González the medical treatment and comprehensive protection he requires.

These contradictions must be clarified urgently, responsibly and with scientific rigor.

· Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA)The party referred to conflicting accounts of González’s injuries, including an alleged stroke and a fall.

The PLRA pointed to changes in the account of González’s condition. Preliminary reports referred to a stroke and a subsequent fall, but authorities at Itauguá National Hospital later said the extent and characteristics of his injuries did not clearly match a single fall. “These contradictions must be clarified urgently, responsibly and with scientific rigor,” the party said.

The statement stressed that every person deprived of liberty remains under the state’s special custody and protection. Detention, it said, does not remove the rights to life, physical integrity, health or dignified treatment, regardless of a person’s identity, political affiliation, economic position or procedural status. “The PLRA will not accept silence, disinformation or a lack of transparency. Citizens have the right to know the truth,” it said. The statement was signed by party president Alcides Riveros and secretary-general Cristian González.

The PLRA will not accept silence, disinformation or a lack of transparency. Citizens have the right to know the truth.

· Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA)The statement demanded public information about the investigation and the circumstances of González’s injuries.
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Originally published by ABC Color 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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