“The State Attorney General, Sandra Quinonezordered the opening of a criminal case to investigate the facts in relation to the statement of the US ambassador, Marc Osfield that referred to the Vice President of the Rca. Hugo Velázquez,” said the Public Ministry on Facebook.
Quiñónez assigned two agents from the specialized unit of economic crimes and anti-corruption to lead the investigation, the statement added.
After learning of the appointment released on August 12, Velázquez resigned his candidacy for the presidency for the inmates of the ruler Colorado Party to be held in December and said that he was going to leave the post of Vice President of Paraguay.
But six days later he backtracked and said he would remain in the office until he had details of the accusations against him.
At the end of July, the United States also pointed to the former president Horace Cartesone of the richest men in the country and a political adversary of Velázquez and the president, Mario Abdofor having obstructed an investigation into the transnational crime to protect himself from possible prosecution .
Source: Ambito
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