Corruption triumphs

Once again, we must deplore the shameful triumph of impunity due to belated justice. It took almost two and a half years for the Supreme Court of Justice to rule on protection of guarantees – a remedy, which according to our Constitution must be processed “through summary procedure” – that was filed by one of the persons investigated in the Odebrecht case. This is Juan Carlos Espinosa, former head of Foreign Policy at the Foreign Ministry, whose testimony would have been key to reaching an important Democratic Change politician, presumably Rómulo Roux. The Court concluded that Espinosa’s constitutional rights were not violated, as he alleged in his appeal for amparo. But it turns out that now he cannot be charged, as the investigation period has been closed, with which he and Roux have been left out of the investigations of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. A fair ruling, but wrong timing is not justice, it is equivalent to promoting impunity. Once again it has been shown that for the magistrates of the Supreme Court, the Law and the Constitution only serve to be violated. It is very simple, without the certainty of punishment, corruption triumphs – LA PRENSA, Jan. 25