The audio broadcast between the current candidate for supreme judge, Miguel Castañeda Moya and the leader of the criminal organization ‘The White Collars of the Port’, Walter Rios Montalvoreveals how both would have colluded to direct staff hiring in the Court of Justice of Callao in 2018.
According to a report issued by Cuarto Poder, Miguel Castañeda, superior judge of the Court of Callao and aspiring to be part of the Supreme Court of Justice “begs” Walter Ríos to approve the hiring of Sarita del Rosario Cobeñas Córdova as his new office assistant.
Although Rosario Cobeñas is currently the head of the Second Provincial Criminal Criminal Prosecutor’s Office of Villa El Salvador, there is no record of a conversation between her and those involved.
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Miguel Castaneda: Walter.
Walter Rios: Miguel, good morning, how are you?
Miguel Castaneda: I, brother, wanted to talk to you to ask you, please, give me the option to be able to work with someone I trust, right? Also, it’s a month and a half issue I think.
Walter Rios: They told me right now. This, there was no possibility of hiring this boy, girl, I don’t know who he hired, it was a person whose hiring had already been approved about a month ago, so that’s why I said hire….
Walter Rios: For how long? For how long would it be? Why the hell right now…
Miguel Castaneda: You know what, it’s a month and a half, brother.
Walter Rios: Just a month and a half? And from there your assistant returns.
Miguel Castaneda: Yeah, well. My assistant returns on August 9.
Walter Rios: Look, I’m going to do everything possible, really, I don’t know what the budget issue is like, because there have been problems last year.
Miguel Castaneda: Yes, Waltercito, I beg you, brother. Because also, the truth is that none of that is a whim, the truth is I have thought of someone who can help me.
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According to journalistic information, the conversation between Miguel Castañeda and Walter Ríos was recorded on May 18, 2018. It also indicates that Sarita Cobeñas was hired to comply with the request of the aspiring Supreme Judge.
The aforementioned medium tried to take the judge’s version, but did not respond to the request. However, he did send a report from the Judicial Control Office that investigated the hiring of Cobeñas in 2018.
According to the document, the OCMA absolved Castañeda Moya and Ríos Montalvo of any administrative responsibility for said hiringconsidering that it was a valid request to cover a need in the office of the aforementioned candidate for supreme judge.