The former Mayor of San Juan for the Victory Citizen Movement (MVC), Manuel Antonio Natal Alvelo, on Thursday criticized the defense strategy of Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo, the New Progressive Party (PNP) and the State Elections Commission (CEE) in the case to Re-election in Unit 77.
“What seems most important to me is how (ex) Senator (Miguel) Romero’s legal team, the PNP Election Commissioner and the State Election Commission legal team seem to be the same team and they all have. the time. I had previously denounced that the PNP had absolute control over the state election commission and there they object to every word because they don’t want the truth to come out, ” Natal Albelo said in an aside with the press during the break. p.m.
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Natal Albelo also commented that the defendants’ lawyers met to agree on the legal strategy.
“Miguel Romero’s lawyer, of the law firm Aldarondo, López Bras spoke literally about the defense who had agreed to this. And the defense included the state election commission. So there is no doubt that they are the same, ”he said.
The chairman of the state election commission, Francisco Rosado Colomer, said he will give his response once the court proceedings are completed.
The hearing began when Judge Anthony Cuevas Ramos warned the parties that evidence not presented prior to the trial would be excluded because it was not presented on time. In addition, MVC’s attorneys were unable to contact 8 of his witnesses. However, Judge Cuevas Ramos allowed the former election commissioner of the New Progressive Party, Héctor Joaquín Sánchez, to be used as a witness in the future.
The hearing will take place next week on Friday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.