Attorney Carlos Balcácer has stated that reports suggest that the individual who allegedly bribed prosecutor Aurelio Valdez Alcántara is witness Roberto Canaán, who was very talkative during the initial hearing for the Senasa case and is now under investigation in Senasa 2.0. Balcácer, the lead lawyer for former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez, who is also being investigated by Valdez Alcántara, emphasized the seriousness of the charges against this member of the Public Ministry.
Implications and reactions from the Public Ministry
However, he argued that it is unfair to demonize the work being done by the Public Ministry, as the same accusing body is now implicating one of its own members in soliciting $200,000 from a corruption suspect. According to the Public Ministry, the prosecutor was caught receiving $10,000 and was arrested on the spot for bribery. Don’t miss out on the latest updates by reading about the prosecutor detained for alleged bribery in high-profile cases.
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