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Judicial Administration Opens Bidding to Public Oversight, Launches Probe Into Anonymous Extortion Claims

A preventive probe follows an anonymous email to the Supreme Court, reflecting the body's pledge to tighten oversight of procurement.

Overview

  • The OAJ said its president ordered a preventive investigation registered as CAJ/DGI/INV/270/2025 after an anonymous email reached the Supreme Court.
  • Anonymously identified businessmen alleged officials sought a 20% cut from awarded contracts and used threats to cancel agreements for those who refused.
  • The communiqué names Juan Carlos Zamora, Jorge Giovanni Guerrero Durán, and Rogelio Ruiz Rasgado as involved, though no public charges or findings have been announced.
  • A General Agreement published on December 4 opened PJF procurements to any citizen as an observer, required testigos sociales, and formalized Contraloría participation.
  • The OAJ reported the Contraloría is reviewing technical annexes and invited formal complaints via its hotline and email, while specific facts in the complaint remain undisclosed.