TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras.- Three days before the start of the opinion, the legal defense of the Honduran drug trafficker Geovanny Fonts Ramirez opposes the evacuation of a protected witness proposed by the United States Attorney’s Office.
On March 1, the prosecution reported that it met with a previously undisclosed civilian witness, who recently traveled to the United States from Honduras, and whom they are now proposing to testify at trial under a pseudonym.
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“The defense is totally opposed to allowing this witness to testify at trial, which is scheduled to begin on March 8. The late disclosure of this testimony makes it impossible for the defense to conduct an investigation into the merits of its case. witness, “the lawyer stated in his motion Avraham C. Moskowitz, Defender of Sources Ramirez.
The lawyer has stated that due to the difficulties caused by the pandemic, he still does not know if he will have the opportunity to talk to Fuentes Ramírez about the new witness and his possible witness.
“At the very least, if the Court is inclined to allow the witness to testify, the trial should be adjourned so that the defense can try to investigate the witness and his proposed witness,” Moskowitz said.
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For its part, the Prosecutor’s Office requested that the request to delay the trial by the defense be denied. And on the intent to reject the testimony, prosecutors argued that “the defense attorney has enough time to prepare for Witness-2 testimony.”
On the other hand, they argued that the Government also intends to call Witness-2 near the end of the opinion, mainly so that the defense lawyer has extra time to prepare for his testimony and speak. with the accused on him.
the United States Attorney’s Office he did not disclose the identity of the witness and only established that the defendant and the defense attorney himself knew him.
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The trial of Fonts Ramírez becomes more relevant because a series of evidence and testimonies involving state officials, military and police in drug trafficking will be discussed.