Former candidate for mayor of San Juan for the Victory Citizenship Movement (MVC), Manuel Natal Albelo, reacted against the dismissal ordered by the Court of First Instance to the trial he filed to challenge the election of Miguel Romero.
According to the Court’s ruling, the trial was rejected “for violating the jurisdictional term set out in the Electoral Code” of five days to summon an challenged candidate.
However, Natal expressed on social media that Romero had hidden to “avoid being called” and that “despite this, I handed him a copy of the trial and the annexes in front of his house. , within 5 days established in the Electoral Code. All detailed in a statement on the basis of a subpoena statement “.
On January 21, Romero presented a motion to the Court claiming that it had not been communicated in time, according to the provisions of the Electoral Code.
“In violation of the provisions of the Electoral Code, Romero claimed, without swearing, that he was not sent on time. The court rejected the request. Based on these reasons, a competing candidate can board a plane and wait the next 5 days, to avoid answering, “the former representative continued.
According to Natal, the Court’s decision is “incorrect and contradictory”. Then, “on the one hand, it applies the Rules of Civil Procedure for summons, but not to calculate the term of summons.”
The former candidate concluded by making sure that he evaluates the next steps to be followed together with his legal representation.
In violation of the provisions of the Electoral Code, Romero claimed, without swearing, that he was not sent on time. The court rejected the request. Based on these reasons, a competing candidate can board a plane and wait for the 5 days to elapse to avoid the answer.
– Manuel Natal Albelo (@manuelnatal) January 29, 2021