Blue Apple  corruption hearing suspended

The substantive hearing against 27 people related to the “Blue Apple” case, which was scheduled to take place on Monday, June 20, by the Third Court Liquidator of Causes, was suspended, according to the Public Ministry.

In this case, the justice entity will request a sentence for corruption of public officials, illicit association, and money laundering.

Edwin Juárez, Superior Anticorruption Prosecutor, indicated that the group of lawyers who would participate in the trial were notified that it was suspended, to the extent that international assistance was needed for notifications of some people who are outside the country.

The new date, according to Juárez, had previously been scheduled for August 16.

The investigation began in September 2017 and is related to the company Blue Apple Services, created by several former officials for the purpose of allegedly laundering the money they received, paid as bribes and that came from State funds, by construction companies that carried out projects with the national government in the period 2010-2014, for which they also used the local and international banking system.