translated from Spanish: United States calls for house arrest of Carlos Cardoen

After the request for detention for the purposes of extradition that the United States made against the businessman Carlos Cardoen, on March 26, the Minister of the Supreme Court, Carlos Aránguiz, ordered his house arrest, which complies from One month and eleven days. That is why the defense of the employer, through attorney Joanna Heskia, appealed to the precautionary measure, arguing “humanitarian reasons, since it is public knowledge, my represented already 77 years and delicate health conditions. Thus, the total house arrest measure constitutes a very important stressor, impacting strongly on your physical and emotional health, “reports the third. America’s response was not made to wait. Through his lawyers in the country, Alfredo Etcheberry and René García, responded to the request, stressing that “Mr. Cardoen is under house arrest, that is, precisely in the place where he feels most comfortable and where he has chosen to reside , which, moreover, does not correspond to a specially confined space, but the Fundo the Boldal, of its property, in Santa Cruz, where it has all the necessary comforts, assistance of adequate personnel, etc “. In addition, they add that “if, for some reason, medical care is necessary that cannot be provided in that domicile, it also has the possibility of requesting a special authorisation, which, if justified, will surely be granted with the safeguards of Rigor. ” The deadline for the United States to formally request the extradition of Cardoe will expire in mid-June.

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