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UNA Law students accuse Ovelar of running the faculty like a political branch

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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

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  • Students at the National University of Asunción's Law Faculty accuse delegate Alejandro “Tratito” Ovelar of arranging favors to influence exam results.
  • The allegations follow leaked WhatsApp chats that mention students, student leaders and legal officials, while faculty authorities have not issued a formal response.
  • The student center says it will submit complaints to university authorities, the Electoral Justice Tribunal and prosecutors; one student says some leaked screenshots were edited.

A new scandal at the National University of Asunción's Law Faculty centers on leaked WhatsApp chats that students say reveal a system for influencing exam grades. The allegations target Alejandro “Tratito” Ovelar, a student delegate and son of Senator Silvio Ovelar.

The faculty's student center, CEDUNA, says the conversations involve students, delegates and student leaders. Some messages refer to prominent law professors, including former Court of Justice ministers, public defenders and current Supreme Court ministers. The chats suggest that some people could be approached about changing grades on exams taken at the faculty's campus on Santísima Trinidad Avenue.

One message attributed to Ovelar allegedly asks a professor to help two students who had taken an Obligations exam. It says they belonged to his group and that it would create a serious problem for his class if they had to retake the course. Another leaked chat allegedly refers to a list of students whose grades could be changed in their favor.

Good afternoon, Doctor. I want to ask you for help with two classmates who took Obligations today. They are part of my group, Doctor, and it would be too damaging for my class if they had to retake the course.

· Alejandro “Tratito” OvelarThis message was attributed to Ovelar in a leaked WhatsApp chat and allegedly sent to a faculty professor.

Faculty authorities have not publicly stated what measures they will take against the teachers and student leaders mentioned. After an extraordinary meeting led by CEDUNA president Nicolás Granado, the student center said it would report the allegations to the faculty board, the Electoral Justice Tribunal and the Public Prosecutor's Office, because some alleged participants are candidates in upcoming elections.

Alexia Flores, another Law Faculty delegate, said unauthorized parties accessed her WhatsApp and circulated private conversations. She also said several circulating screenshots had been edited and altered to harm her.

Third parties accessed my WhatsApp without authorization and circulated private conversations in different groups.

· Alexia FloresFlores disputed the circumstances surrounding the leaked chats.
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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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