Magistrate Julio Olivo accuses the president of the court of ‘pulling up his sleeve’ the audit firm he proposed
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) suspended a new commercial for new ideas in which Judges Julio Olivo and Guillermo Wellman, representing the FMLN and ARENA respectively, were warned of trying to falsify a fraud for failing to conduct an international audit proposed by him. supported the organization’s president, Dora Esmeralda Martínez, who represents GANA.
In this regard, Olivo yesterday confirmed that the Court ordered the suspension of advertising and confirmed that the allegation is “false”. ‘I reject that part. The President of the Court tried to force the magistrates to vote for a company that was pulled out of the sleeve of his shirt and that charges $ 19,000, wants to do it almost for free, in violation of the law of hiring and acquisitions, because they managed to manage that audit itself, ”Olivo stated at an informative conference.
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Martinez proposed that check on Thursday, but Olivo and Wellman abstained. “I want to inform the Salvadoran people that I have not received the necessary votes from the magistrates for the international audit of the system. However, I remain resolutely on the lookout for the necessary alternatives to provide transparency and certainty of results, ”tweeted the presiding magistrate on Thursday.
Olivo contrasted yesterday, stating that he agreed to an external audit, but reported that the government had cut the $ 300,000 the court requested for that item, in fact, accusing the president of the court of trying to obstruct the current computer system.
“The problems in our information system were caused by the technicians she (Dora Esmeralda Martínez) hired. He tried to interfere with our system, when we removed them (the technicians) the system worked.
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The President’s proposal with GANA and NI’s proposal not to use technology and the allegations of fraud made by President Nayib Bukele are striking, ”said the FMLN magistrate.
The TSE states that the place is contrary to art. 179 paragraph 2 of the Elections Code and art. 70 literal d of the law of political parties. The collegiate body has also officially sanctioned an election procedure.
The art. 179 prohibits the use of symbols, colors, slogans, marches and images or photos of candidates from other political parties or coalitions, as indicated in the Elections Act, while art. 70 prohibits the use of national symbols in electoral propaganda.
In the resolution, the TSE ordered the New Ideas Party to refrain from broadcasting, transmitting or distributing electoral propaganda messages that use symbols of other political parties or warring coalitions, as well as national symbols. Also, make sure not to send the spot through social networks.
The court also ordered these national television channels to immediately suspend the broadcast of the spot.
