Chilavert, sentenced to one year in prison

An appeals court in Paraguay confirmed the verdict against the former goalkeeper and presidential candidate Jose Luis Chilavertwho was sentenced last May to one year in prison with a stay of execution for slandering Conmebol president Alejandro Domínguez.

In a decision dated August 29 published this Tuesday by ABC newspaper, the third chamber of the criminal appeals court declared that it “accepts” the special appeal that the defense of the former goalkeeper of Zaragoza presented against the decision of last May, which was issued by a single person sentencing court presided over by Judge Manuel Aguirre Rodas.

In addition, it confirmed the appealed sentence, according to the decision signed by Cristóbal Sánchez, president of the third chamber, and his colleagues José Waldir Servín and Emiliano Fernández.

In the document, the court points out that Chilavert, who now has 57 years“He was only sentenced for the crime of Defamation, not so for the criminal act of defamation”. In that sense, it clarifies that the “examination in this instance of the truth or otherwise of the statements, in addition to not being competent to do so, is completely irrelevant in this instance “.

On May 25, Aguirre condemned the former captain of the Guarani team for defamation, as a “proven punishable act”. He acquitted him of the crimes of defamation and libel included in the criminal case filed by the head of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).

Regarding the appeal court’s decision, the former goalkeeper’s lawyer, Pedro Wilson Marinoni, told La Unión radio that he had not been notified.

In any case, he considered that the sentence did not affect “in any way” Chilavert’s desire to compete the Paraguayan presidency and confirmed that they will use international bodies. Chilavert, 57, formalized his independent candidacy for President of Paraguay on June 16, with the support of Youth Party