Mocipar case: expert report and ex-official's testimony worsen Durand's situation

The ongoing trial against Dany Durand and other former Mocipar executives is intensifying, with new evidence presented by the Public Ministry complicating the situation for the accused. The case involves alleged damages nearing G. 870 million.

Key evidence includes a handwriting analysis by forensic expert Amalia Paniagua, who concluded that signatures on checks presented to the National Development Bank (BNF) in November 2019 belong to Dany Durand and his partner, Fernando Román. This finding directly challenges Durand's defense, which has consistently maintained that he disassociated himself from Mocipar in 2018.

The testimony of José Luis Zavala, a former Mocipar treasury official who worked at the company until its closure in 2019, further implicates Durand. Zavala stated that Durand and Román were still considered the primary figures responsible for Mocipar's business structure, even in 2019. Zavala recalled Durand leading work meetings with the company's management team during that period.

These details suggest Durand's continued involvement in Mocipar's financial operations after the date he claims to have left the company. Zavala also indicated that Mocipar's financial difficulties became apparent several years before its definitive closure.

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las firmas estampadas en cheques presentados ante el Banco Nacional de Fomento (BNF) en noviembre de 2019 corresponden a Danny Durand y a su socio Fernando Román.