He was captured by Interpol in El Salvador in 2019 but the Supreme Court rejected Guatemala’s extradition request.
In the second half of 2019, Joan Carles Bidegaín Hanania, the newly appointed Minister of the Interior, was captured in El Salvador and placed under the order of a Justice of the Peace of San Salvador in view of a red broadcast or arrest warrant filed by the International Police (Interpol), according to Salvadoran court documents.
In an act of October 24, 2019, of the Supreme Court of Justice, it is stated that (after being captured by the Interpol of El Salvador) the Second Justice of the Peace of San Salvador decided to send him to pre-trial detention ” based on a red Interpol broadcast issued by the alleged commission of a crime in Guatemala. “
Yesterday, El Diario de Avui tried to contact Bidegaín Hanania to answer questions about his appointment and legal status in Guatemala, but no response was obtained.
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Also in 2019, the Guatemalan authorities began proceedings before the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador for the extradition of Bidegaín Hanania.
This was denied by the Salvadoran Judiciary. “A presentation is made on the facts chronologically documented in the petition (extradition request) that relate that the facts began their execution in this city and later in Guatemala City along with other elements reported by the complainant “Analyzing the legal framework and the principle of territoriality of the criminal law, it is evident the origin of the facts being investigated in our country and for this purpose it will be ordered to certify the Attorney General’s Office …”.
Of the 15 magistrates who were present at the plenary session of the Court, the document dated May 28, 2020 states that three magistrates did not vote on the declaration of inadmissibility of the extradition request.
The magistrates who did not vote were Aldo CADER, Carlos Sánchez and Sandra Llum Noies, reads the court record.
He could not leave the Savior
According to lawyers consulted on the international arrest warrant but who asked not to be identified, the fact that the Salvadoran Supreme Court has declared the extradition request inadmissible does not mean that the official cannot be captured if he leaves. of El Salvador.
Today’s newspaper investigated whether the red broadcast against Bidegaín Hanania is still in place at the Interpol site, but could not be ascertained.
According to sources who claimed to know the case, the crime for which the Guatemalan authorities require Bidegaín Hanania was committed against minors while residing in Guatemala.
Bidegaín Hanania contracted marriage with a person original of Guatemala, of which it separated after fleeing to El Salvador.
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In mid-2020, after the Supreme Court rejected the extradition request, the Salvadoran official went to a Family Court to divorce his wife, having been separated for more than a year.
Bidegaín Hanania’s wife was summoned by edicts published in national newspapers. Informants told El Diari d’Avui that the events attributed to the now interior minister were so serious that the victims decided to leave even Guatemala.
Son of the Minister of Education
Bidegaín Hanania is the son of the Minister of Education, Carla Evelyn Hanania de Varela.
Although at the beginning of his tenure, President Nayib Bukele charged against FMLN party employees and government officials pointing out practices of nepotism, he himself has allowed it to his government. For example, Bidegaín Hanania has held important positions. He was an adviser to the Office of the Deputy Minister of Transportation with a salary of $ 3,621.