Sentenced to jail, but ok’d to campaign

The magistrates of the Electoral Tribunal (TE) haves revoked t a judgment of a trial court that condemned to jail a candidate running and banned her from public office for a year.  l

On January 2,   Ana Giselle Rosas, candidate for Democratic Change deputy (CD)  was sentenced to six months in prison (paid with a  per diem fine instead of actual jail time) and one year of disqualification to exercise public functions,  The Court considered at that time that she, illegitimately used  state assets and resources in the 2014 campaign.

On Tuesday, April 15   magistrates Heriberto Araúz, Eduardo Valdés Escoffery, and Alfredo Juncá, concluded  that “there is no evidence in the file that determines the criminal responsibility of the defendant in the crime for which she is judged.”

After the ruling the sentence issued by the Temporary Discharge Trial Court of the Third Judicial District was revoked, Ana Giselle Rosas was informed of this decision. which allows her to stay in the electoral contest.

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