translated from Spanish: Prosecutor Arias’ defender asks to lift his suspension and reiterates his innocence

Through a statement, Roberto Garrido, defense attorney of O’Higgins regional prosecutor, Emiliano Arias, requested to lift the suspension against his representative before “the obvious lack of foundation slack of all charges imputed to our representative and because the most serious accusations made with publicity against him have been dismissed.”
In the statement, Garrido explained that this action is carried out “in the face of the confusing information, with regard to the administrative posts made to the Regional Prosecutor of O’Higgins Mr. Emiliano Arias Madariaga, by the investigating prosecutor Mr. Alberto Ayala in the summary followed against him.”
The lawyer also emphasized “that the false allegations made against our representative and for which he was suspended from his position and marginalized from major investigations, such as those related to sexual abuse committed within the Catholic Church, have seriously affected their personal and professional honor and dignity, as well as the rights of the victims of such aberrant crimes.”
In addition, he requested the “suppression of the disciplinary investigation brought against him on the basis of the own investigative background collected by Prosecutor Ayala Gutiérrez, without prejudice to the other actions and resources that assist him as a servant public.”
“Along with reiterating the professionalism, transparency and dedication of Regional Prosecutor Emiliano Arias to his delicate public functions, we reaffirm his innocence and lack of administrative infractions in the exercise of his office,” the statement adds.
Finally, it is explained that “from the reading of the five charges raised, it is concluded that the most serious allegations made publicly against them were dismissed in the summary, such as the possible trafficking of influence in the case of the Teatro de Rancagua, the possible trafficking of influence spending on her appointment as Regional Prosecutor, the alleged intervention to favor causes sponsored by lawyer Marisa Navarrete and the questioning of the actions related to the so-called “CAVAL case”. All these allegations were dismissed by prosecutor Alberto Ayala as they were not subject to charges.”

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