May 27 2025
Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez
The criminal complaint was admitted on June 22, 2023 through <doc id="pty-202300033850-2023-06-22-a" />, but Bosch was not personally notified for nearly two years. On March 21, 2025, the complaint's counsel, Jessica Canto, filed a <doc id="pty-202300033850-2025-03-21-b" /> seeking international judicial assistance to notify Bosch at his address in Guatemala City, after his residence there was confirmed during an appellate hearing. This filing represents Bosch's response to that notification effort, formalizing his awareness of the proceedings approximately two months after the assistance request.
Bosch grounded his refusal to testify in two provisions. He cited Article 8(g) of the American Convention on Human Rights, which enshrines the right of every person not to be compelled to testify against oneself. He also invoked Article 25 of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Panama, which establishes the privilege against self-incrimination. He further noted that he has been represented by counsel in the case since September 6, 2023, through a special power of attorney granted to attorney Moisés Joel Bartlett Quiel.
The document was signed by Bosch in Guatemala City on May 22, 2025, and notarially authenticated by Ana Isabel Garrido Prieto, a Guatemalan attorney and notary public. The signature was subsequently legalized by the Department of Consular Affairs and Legalizations of Panama's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through authentication certificate No. 1128515, issued on May 23, 2025, in Guatemala City.