Appeal denied, judge remains suspended

The Superior Court of Appeals unanimously rejected  as inadmissible, the appeal presented by the seventh criminal judge, Felipe Fuentes, who was separated from his position during an investigation by the Sixth Anti-Corruption Prosecutor for the alleged crime of subtraction of public documents after files in a  high profile corruption case linked to the Financial Pacific  brokerage and Ricardo Martinelli were found lying on a highway.

Fuentes will remain separated from the position, as originally ruled by a judge of guarantees.

The court was formed by magistrates Gladys Moreno(president), Frank Torres and Yiles Pitty.

Víctor Cavada, a lawyer for Fuentes, had requested the appeal, stating that when the investigation term of five months ended  (on July 1), his client’s rights to work, health, social security and the maintenance of his family, and financial expenses were violated.

At Thursday’s hearing, the senior anti-corruption prosecutor, Aurelio Vásquez, called for the rejection of the appeal filed by the defense.