Judge Anthony Cuevas ordered that the witnesses who will participate in contesting the elections presented by Manuel Natal against the mayor of San Juan, Miguel Romero, will have to remain in a courtroom while the trial is resolved on the merits, in order to avoid being influenced by the live broadcast of the case.
According to Cuevas, Natal presented a list of 25 witnesses.
The magistrate of San Juan Court He explained that a lunch break will be decreed at 12:00.
Cuevas has appointed views for today and tomorrow, as well as for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week.
At the beginning of this morning’s hearing, Cuevas rejected the request to reconsider its decision to exclude certain evidence that the Natal legal team intended to present, as it had not been submitted within the deadline set by the magistrate.