Overview
- UN special rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite said there is an organized effort to obstruct Espinoza’s work and return to the Fiscalía de la Nación.
- She voiced alarm that authorities have not complied with a court order to reinstate Espinoza and that the Justice Board opened an investigation into the judge who issued it.
- Congress’s Permanent Commission approved a report recommending a 10-year ban from public office, which the full Congress is scheduled to debate and vote on December 3.
- Espinoza petitioned the Ombudsman’s Office to intervene, arguing the congressional process is irregular and discriminatory and relies on acts in which she did not participate.
- The UN statement cited a rushed disciplinary suspension, continuing attacks including reduced security, and warned the pattern threatens judicial independence.