Paraguay
Hernán Rivas resigned after a court ruling reactivated his case
The legislator left his seat after, according to RCC, the Criminal Chamber of the Court questioned a prior analysis on the statute of limitations. The Prosecutor's Office accuses him of producing and using public documents with false content.
Hernán Rivas submitted his resignation after the Criminal Chamber of the Court considered a prior analysis on the statute of limitations in his case to be incorrect, according to RCC.
According to that outlet, for months the ruling bloc of Honor Colorado had maintained its support to avoid the lawmaker’s loss of immunity. However, the judicial decision ultimately broke that position.
Natalicio Chase, head of the Cartista caucus, said the situation had become unsustainable and noted, always according to RCC, that after a communication between the ruling leadership and Rivas, the legislator decided to step aside to take the debate out of Congress and focus his defense on the courts.
The prosecutor’s investigation accuses Rivas of the production and use of public documents with false content. The case theory holds that he would have used an illegitimate university degree from a private institution to obtain a professional license and later be appointed as the Senate’s representative before the Jury of Magistrates’ Impeachment.
RCC also recalled that the Senate had rejected his expulsion in December 2023. It also noted that prosecutor Patricia Sánchez, in charge of the investigation, reported months ago having received threatening messages linked to this case, which will now move forward to trial.
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