Court rejects defense request and maintains prevent prison...

On Wednesday, the 9th Court of Guarantee of Santiago rejected the request of the defense of the former mayor of Maipú, Cathy Barriga, and decided to maintain the precautionary measure of pretrial detention. On this day, the hearing of precautionary review was held that was requested by the lawyers of the former communal chief. The prosecutor of Alta Complejidad Oriente, Constanza Encina, said that she was “very satisfied with the court’s decisio…