Manuel Antonio Natal Alvelo, the former mayor of San Juan for the Victòria Ciutadana Movement (MVC), criticized on Thursday the defense strategy of Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo, the New Progressive Party (PNP) and the State Commission of ‘Elections (EEC) in the case of requesting a new election in Unit 77.
“What seems most important to me is how the legal team of (former) senator (Miguel) Romero, the electoral commissioner of the PNP and the legal team of the State Election Commission seem to be same team and so it has been all along.I had denounced it earlier, that the PNP took absolute control of the State Election Commission and here they are objecting to every word, because they do not want the truth to come to light “, said Natal Albelo in a separate with the press in the afternoon retreat.
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Natal Albelo further reacted to the fact that the defendants’ lawyers met to agree on the legal strategy.
“The lawyer for the lawyer Miguel Romero, from the law firm Aldarondo, López Bras literally speaks that the defense had agreed to do this. And the defense included the State Election Commission. So there is no doubt that they are the same what, ”he argued.
The president of the State Election Commission, Francisco Rosado Colomer, expressed that he will give his reaction once the judicial process is concluded.
The court hearing began with Judge Anthony Cuevas Ramos warning the parties that evidence that had not been submitted prior to the start of the court hearing would be ruled out for not appearing in time. In addition, MVC lawyers were unable to contact 8 of their witnesses. Nevertheless, judge Cuevas Branches allowed that in the future they could use like witness to the electoral commissioner of the New Progressive Party, Hector Joaquin Sanchez.
The hearing will follow on Friday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week.