Supeme Court delays contempt ruling

A  draft of ruling on an application for contempt filed against the president of the National Assembly, Yanibel Ábrego, for refusing to provide information related to payrolls and contracts for professional services has been put off until the next plenary of the Supreme Court.

Ábrego refused  to deliver information to the newspaper La Prensa on the forms handled by the deputies for donations and contracts for professional services,

In the  Thursday, Aug. 2 plenary session, the magistrates discussed two incidents of contempt presented by

the law firm Galindo, Arias & López, after Ábrego, refused to deliver the information although the Court had favorably received a writ of habeas data.

According to judicial sources, the plenary discussed a draft decision presented by the substitute magistrate Luis Mario Carrasco, who is a speaker on resources.

In the draft of the ruling, Judge Carrasco declares the incident of contempt against Abrego and reiterates the obligation to deliver the required information within five days.

Judges Oydén Ortega Durán, Luis Mario Carrasco and Harry Díaz supported the decision to declare the contempt against Ábrego proven, but the judges Wilfredo Sáenz (substitute for Abel Zamorano), José Ayú Prado, Secundino Mendieta (in substitution of Hernán De León) and Cecilio Cedalise voted against.

In this scenario, the draft decision must be presented at the next plenary.