Tribunal extends the investigation period in case of Cathy Barriga - La Tercera by 60 days

The 9th Court of Guarantee of Santiago granted the request of the parties to extend the investigation period in the case against the former mayor of Maipú Cathy Barriga.During the reform hearing at the Santiago Justice Center on the morning of this Tuesday, which Barriga attended in telematic mode, the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office Oriente and the Council of Defense of the State (CDE) requested two more months of investigation.On the other ha…

After the decision of the 9th Court of Guarantee of Santiago to keep Cathy Barriga in pretrial detention, her husband, Joaquín Lavín León, promised to exhaust all instances in order to achieve his release. “It seems to me to be a completely unfair decision, since Cathy is absolutely innocent of everything that is imputed to him. That is absolutely clear to us,” said Lavín León. The former deputy stated that his legal team is already working on a…

The 9th Court of Guarantee of Santiago held on Wednesday the pretrial detention that weighs on Cathy Barriga, former mayor of Maipú accused of committing corruption crimes during his administration, between 2017 and 2021. The hearing of the review of precautionary measures began at around 09:30 hours and was requested by the lawyers of the former communal chief, who claimed that her representative would be placed under house arrest. However, aft…

On Wednesday, the 9th Court of Guarantee of Santiago once again rejected Cathy Barriga’s request for modification of the precautionary measure and it was determined that he would be held in pretrial detention. “We believe that it is a very well-founded decision. He points out quite categorically that there is no new record that has been released by the defense that will change the circumstances that were before the court at the time of ordering …

In the Ninth Court of Guarantee of Santiago, a hearing was held on Tuesday to reform the former mayor of Maipú, Cathy Barriga, charged with crimes of fraud against the Fisco and who is serving preventive detention in San Miguel prison. In the hearing, a new alleged fraud against the Fisco was established. It is investigated whether Cathy Barriga would have used maintenance money from the Municipal Drinking Water and Sewerage Service (Smapa) for …