Motion
Lisa, S.A. urgently requested international judicial assistance to notify Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez in Guatemala City, after his own defense counsel confirmed his address at an appellate hearing.
- Issued on
- Mar 21 2025
- Issued by
- Lisa, S.A.
- Pages
- 1
Lisa, S.A., through its litigation attorney Jessica Canto, filed an urgent motion before Panama's Anti-Corruption Prosecutor at the Procuraduría General de la Nación, requesting international judicial assistance to notify defendant Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez at his address in Guatemala City. The request was prompted by a disclosure from Bosch's own defense counsel, Licenciado Moisés Barlett, who confirmed Bosch's address during an appellate hearing on March 20, 2025. On the same date, the Prosecutor's Office issued a on the status of efforts to locate GALA, the registered agent for Villamorey, S.A.
Analysis
Basis for the Request
The motion was grounded in a procedural development from the previous day, March 20, 2025, during an appellate hearing on the admission of the entity that acquired complainant Lisa, S.A.'s rights. At that hearing, Bosch's own defense counsel, Licenciado Moisés Barlett, disclosed the defendant's address in Guatemala: Edificio Centro Empresarial, Torre I, Penthouse, Quinta Avenida, 15-45, zona 10, Guatemala City. Lisa, S.A. acted immediately to request that the Prosecutor's Office channel the notification through international judicial cooperation mechanisms, so that Bosch would be formally served with notice of the criminal complaint admitted against him in .
Procedural Context
This motion was filed on the same date the Prosecutor's Office issued a confirming that the Judicial Investigation Directorate (DIJ) was in the process of locating Galindo, Arias y López (GALA), the registered agent for Villamorey, S.A. The simultaneous filings reflect a coordinated effort by the complainant to advance notification of both the defendant and the related corporate entities. The effort proved successful: through a dated May 27, 2025, Bosch formally acknowledged the criminal complaint and invoked his right not to give a statement.
Relief Sought
- That the Prosecutor's Office grant the request and issue the corresponding international judicial assistance request to notify Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez at his address in Guatemala City, Republic of Guatemala.
Signatories
- Jessica Canto, Attorney for the complainant
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