Overview
- Judge Ángela Zamorano Herrera admitted all evidence and set a ruling for Nov. 12 after a hearing at the Reclusorio Norte.
- The defense submitted 24 exhibits while the Attorney General’s Office presented 12 opposing items for the judge’s consideration.
- Duarte is serving a nine‑year term for criminal association and money laundering imposed in 2018 under a plea‑based abbreviated proceeding.
- His lawyers cite good conduct, participation in reintegration programs, and the absence of active cases after several were canceled or prescribed, including a disappearance case closed in November 2024.
- Prosecutors oppose pre‑release due to the seriousness of the offenses, and a denial would keep Duarte in prison until about April 15, 2026, whereas approval could free him roughly five months earlier.