Tag: Paraguayan Supreme Court

• Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:03 UTC

  Conviction of former Paraguayan ministers upheld by Supreme Court

  

  The prison sentences of former ministers of Agriculture and Livestock Enzo Cardozo and Rody Godoy for fraud and breach of trust were confirmed Thursday by Paraguay's Supreme Court, which turned down the unconstitutionality actions filed by the defendants, who were therefore transferred to the national Tacumbú penitentiary for the next 10 and 7 years respectively.

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 21:13 UTC

  Fretes becomes Paraguay's Supreme Court Chief Justice for the 5th time

  

  Paraguay's Supreme Court has elected Antonio Fretes with 8 votes as Chief Justice for the fifth time, it was announced Wednesday. He has already chaired one of the country's branches of Government in 2005/2006, 2009/2010, 2013/2014, 2015/2016 and now 2022/2023.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 04:12 UTC

  IACHR finds Paraguay guilty of arbitrary dismissal against two Supreme Court Justices in 2003

  

  The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ruled Paraguay was liable for violating judicial independence after arbitrarily dismissing Supreme Court Justices Bonifacio Ríos Ávalos and Carlos Fernández Gadea through impeachment in 2003.

• Thursday, July 12th 2012 - 02:03 UTC

  Paraguayan Supreme Court receives unconstitutional appeal on Lugo’s removal

  

  The Paraguayan Supreme Court accepted on Wednesday an unconstitutional appeal against the removal of President Fernando Lugo which requests the annulment of the political impeachment undertaken and voted by Congress.