Court rejects Second challenge against New Business judge

The Second Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice rejected as inadmissible a second challenge against Judge María Eugenia López Arias in the New Business case.

The legal action had been filed by the defense of Iván Arrocha Chevalier, one of those convicted of money laundering in this process.

With the decision, Judge López has the green light to be part of the Criminal Chamber that would be in charge of resolving the appeal presented by each of the five convicted in the case.

This week the Criminal Chamber also rejected as inadmissible another challenge against Judge López that had been presented by former President Ricardo Martinelli who sought to remove the judge from the process.

The other people convicted are Janeth Vásquez, Valentín Martínez Vásquez and Daniel Ochy.