CLThe Juzgado de Garantía de Coyhaique has reopened the investigation into Senator Miguel Ángel Calisto (Independent), who faces charges of repeated tax fraud. This decision followed a request by the defense of another accused individual, Felipe Klein, represented by lawyer Gonzalo Cruz, who sought to conduct certain investigative procedures previously denied by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. These included summoning three witnesses and creating a photographic report related to activities at the property of another defendant. The Public Prosecutor had initially closed the investigation on June 25 and filed charges against Calisto, seeking a 12-year prison sentence. However, the court’s decision to reopen the case means the charges are not yet formally presented. Calisto’s defense, led by attorney César Ramos, aims to challenge the testimonies of former collaborators Roland Cárcamo and Carla Graf, who admitted to irregular conduct implicating the senator. The defense now argues that the investigation being open prevents any resolution on the request to strip Calisto of his parliamentary immunity (desafuero). They plan to file a new petition with the higher court in Los Lagos.
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