For the Flagrancy Prosecutor’s Office of 12th shiftthe possibility could not be ruled out that Leal’s visit to Astesiano’s parents, in the Brazilian city of Bar do Chuídid not have an objective or consequence of hinder investigation about the former custodian. Therefore, his status in the case changed and he urged him to appoint a lawyer within the next three days.
The support of Fernando Pereira and the Broad Front
Beyond Leal’s change in situation, his party once again supported him, as had been previously agreed by the executive Secretary and the Political table of the FA, after an emergency meeting in the Seregni footprint.
Likewise, the president of the coalition, Fernando Pereira, He explained at a press conference that Leal was accused of having given money to Astesiano’s parents, but that they themselves had denied this situation in statements to the media.
In this sense, the Frente Amplio leader pointed out that conversations are not prohibited in Uruguay and that “the day the idea that politicians cannot talk to citizensIt’s the end of politics.”
Pereira also explained that, although Leal did not have the endorsement of the Broad Front to meet with the parents of the former custodian, they were the ones who requested to meet with a member of the coalition to which, being in Maldonado, the former director of the Ministry of the Interior attended in a personal capacity. But he insisted that no action was taken that could hinder the investigation.
Regarding the commotion caused by this new episode in the case that already has a conviction against Astesiano, the president of the FA maintained that it is necessary to stop “Cover up with Leal a corruption problem next to the president” and recalled that the Lacalle Pou security chief was charged with four crimes, including criminal association. At that point, he considered “that, if there was a partnership, one assumes that there are partners”: “Are there all the partners? Is it just the police leadership? Were there other members or are they just those who are detained today? What are the political responsibilities?” he wondered.
Source: Ambito
