He criminal judge Fredy Orellana issued a resolution this Thursday in which it orders the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) the cancellation of the Semilla Movement matchorganization that brought the president to power Bernardo Arévalo de León in the 2023 elections in Guatemala.
This decision was quickly rejected by the members of Seed Movementwho described the magistrate’s actions as “illegal”.
He Judge Orellanahead of the Seventh Criminal Court of First Instance, instructed the TSE proceed with the cancellation of the Guatemalan match, an action linked to a criminal process initiated by the Public Ministry (Prosecutor’s Office) in 2023, which investigates alleged irregularities in the formation of the party.
According to Rafael Curruchicheprosecutor in charge of the case against the party Seed Movementthe request of judge is supported by the testimonies of Ligia Hernandezformer deputy and current government official Bernardo Arevalo.
Hernándezwho He spent 90 days in preventive detention, decided to accept charges in connection with this case and his testimony has been key in Judge Ornella’s request.
The court order for the cancellation of the party was issued just two days after the ruling party achieved a reform in the Congress to the organized crime lawwith the explicit objective of avoiding the dissolution of the Semilla Movement.
After knowing the resolution of the judge Fredy Orellanathe official deputy Samuel Perez He told local journalists that “a judge cannot suspend or cancel any political party.”
“With the reform that we approved we have sufficient instruments to recover the party and the rights as a bench, now “The one who will have to answer for his illegal acts is Judge Orellana.”he added Pérez.
Since the Seed Movement and his candidate, Bernardo Arévalo de Leónthey achieved a surprise election victory presidential elections of 2023, have been subject to judicial persecution on the part of the Prosecutor’s Office.
The Prosecutor’s Office leadershipheaded by Consuelo Porrasand the judge Fredy Orellana are sanctioned by USA and the European Union due to his actions, which have been classified as “anti-democratic” in the context of the electoral victory of Bernardo Arévalo de León in 2023.
International sanctions are based on accusations of corruption and the use of the judicial and fiscal apparatus as a tool to undermine democratic processes in Guatemala.
Meanwhile, a deputy from the Semilla Movement, filed this Thursday a support resource before the Constitutional Court, after Judge Fredy Orellana suspended the legal personality of the formation.
“We have just filed an amparo action before the Constitutional Court so that neither Congress nor the Registry of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) are forced to obey an illegal, ridiculous and inadmissible resolution by Freddy Orellana”, reported parliamentarian Samuel Pérez on his social network account X.
The document requests the constitutional body to “any action or resolution issued in order to definitively cancel the legal personality of the party is left without effect.” and “the challenged authorities are ordered to refrain from executing acts that tend to” proceed in line with the above.
(With information from EFE and Europa Press)
