Overview
- The Órgano de Administración Judicial (OAJ) confirmed a preventive investigation registered as CAJ/DGI/INV/270/2025 after an anonymous email reached the Supreme Court.
- The OAJ’s December 4 General Agreement, published in the Diario Oficial, allows any citizen to observe procurement processes across the Supreme Court, the electoral tribunal, and the judicial discipline tribunal.
- New safeguards include mandatory social witnesses and accompaniment by the Contraloría de Administración Judicial, which has reviewed technical annexes and advised on contracting.
- Anonymously sourced businessmen allege a 20% kickback scheme and threats to cancel contracts, naming officials Juan Carlos Zamora, Jorge Giovanni Guerrero Durán, and Rogelio Ruiz Rasgado; these claims remain unverified.
- The OAJ reiterated a zero‑corruption stance and asked those with evidence to file with the Contraloría, providing a phone line and email for formal complaints.