translated from Spanish: Conadecus will go to the Supreme Court after inadmissible claim for damages in case of “chicken collusion”

The president of the National Consumer and User Corporation (Conadecus), Hernán Calderón, announced yesterday that in the coming days he will file an appeal with the Supreme Court to guarantee compensation in the so-called “chicken collusion”, l which were in the companies: Ariztía, Don Pollo and Agrosuper during 2008 and 2011. The reason for the decision was that on Thursday the Tribunal de Libre Competencia (TDLC) declared Conadecus’s claim for damages inadmissible. In that vein Calderón described the fact as “bad news in our crusade against the abuse slab and crimes of the neck and tie.” This is an interpretation made by the TLDC that we clearly believe is wrong in interpreting the law, so we’re going to appeal, we think we’re right, and we’re confident that the Supreme Court is going to agree with us,” Calderón told Emol. According to the studies run by the institution, it would be $800 million that was defrauded by companies, however, on the overall balance sheet would be $1.5 billion.” Let’s hope the courts are ruling or companies are going to come together at a table to seek conciliation, so that we don’t have to lengthen this,” said the president of Conadecus. In June, the TDLC had accepted the processing of the claim, however, on Thursday it was rejected as there was a pending judgment against the companies.

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