Hugo Espino confirmed that prosecutors paid bribes to the mayor of Anguia, his lawyer says.

Lawyer Juan Carlos Ramos, defender of the suspected businessman Hugo Espinoconsidered that the testimony given by his sponsor at the prosecutor’s office was important in order to Power of attorney admit in part the request for pre-trial detention (30 months) in respect of Yennefer Paredesdaughter-in-law of the president Peter’s castleand the Mayor of Anggia, José Medina.

“I think this is before and after the sincere confession he makes to the prosecutors of the Special Unit. We have been evaluating him since the first day he is in the pre-trial detention center. legal persons, the possibility of pre-trial detention and, on reflection, we decided that he must tell the truth,” he said.

In an interview with RPP newslawyer Mr. Hugo Espino He acknowledged that his client decided to use the figure of a sincere confession after a 10-day preliminary arrest warrant was issued and after an assessment of the possibility of receiving 36 months of pre-trial detention, as happened with the defendants. Yennefer Paredes D Jose Nenil Medina.

“This is a situation that he considers natural, personal, because we also remember that he was with his sister (Angie Espino Lucana), whom he dragged into this whole conspiracy of actions against the law,” he said.

Ramos Cueva indicated that in his confession, Hugo Espino specified that in addition to his company JJM Espino Engineering & Construction, he created a second company, but this time in the name of his sister and father; however, he clarified that he (Hugo Espino) “uses the company and uses his sister’s name, so he felt the burden of involving his sister.”

Hugo Espino transferred money to José Nenil Medina

At another time the lawyer Hugo Espino “categorically ruled out that the prosecutor’s office exerted pressure and paid those under investigation to become collaborators, as the president stated – without evidence – Peter’s castle. Ramos insisted that the untried businessman made the decision to confess after evaluating the trial scenario.

Ramos assured that sincere recognition Hugo Espino was “immediately opposed” in the case within 10 days of pre-trial detention. He added that in those days, public figures of illegal payments of 200,000 to the mayor of England were confirmed. Jose Nenil Medinaand relationship with Chachapoyas Mayor Victor Kalki.

“Another important issue is the transfer of money from Angia’s accounts (about 80 thousand soles) to the accounts of companies Hugo Espino which he then withdrew and handed over to the Mayor of Angii. This has been confirmed. We contacted the Caja Piura agency and the prosecutor demanded that the account be reopened, that the data be received and that all the data that confirmed payments to the account be available. Hugo Espino and confirmed his version,” he said.

“After the statements in each of the cases, confirmations were presented, and this happened with the big problems that I mentioned: Caha Pyura, the Chachapoyas problem, the problem of bribes to the mayor of Angia. This is data that was very consistent and useful for the investigation and for this coercive measure that the judge ordered,” he added.

defender Hugo Espino He also revealed that his sponsor has now taken on the guise of a sincere confession; however, he assured that “they already have an effective process of cooperation going on.” According to him, this is still not considered within the framework of this legal figure, “because this is a procedure that we strictly follow.”

“A confirmed fact is that the money from the municipality went to the accounts of my client (Hugo Espino) and my client gave him the money (to Jose Nenil Medina). What doesn’t quite fit is the dates because my client has this account from June 2019 to March 2020 and the payments that would have been made with these phantom beneficiaries would not have been made through my sponsors’ accounts.” he.

“We will have to clarify this, but, I repeat, we acknowledged, and this is in the statement, the issue of transferring money to bank accounts. Hugo Espino (…) He agreed to be part of this criminal conspiracy, he deeply regrets what happened, so he saw himself in a moral and personal duty to tell the truth, ”he added.

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