A court in Caracas denied Judge María Lourdes Afiuni a request for a travel permit for a medical check-up abroad. According to information published by the daily As it is, the decision was made by the third court of primary instance in execution functions of the Metropolitan Area of Caracas, on March 17. Although it was known this Monday.
The request consisted of a travel permit for Afiuni to undergo a check-up following suffering from cancer.
Judge Angelimar Carmona considered the request denied without further explanation.
After hearing the news, Afiuni confirmed on his social networks that the request was denied.
«It is true, I was denied a travel permit to carry out a comprehensive check-up following radio and chemo treatment, since the type of cancer (adenoid cystic carcinoma) recurs within two years. I am within 18 months. One more day, one day less », she pointed out.
Judge’s arrest
The afiuni judge was arrested on December 10, 2009 for granting conditional release to businessman Eligio Cedeño, who later fled the country.
Her arrest took place without a court order and she was held in the Women’s Orientation Institute (INOF), in Los Teques, the capital of Miranda state.
Days later, President Hugo Chávez asked on radio and television that she be sentenced to 30 years in prison.
On February 8, 2011, the court granted him a precautionary measure for reasons of health and humanity.
However, on May 16, 2019, the TSJ published the conviction of five years in prison for the crime of own corruption.
It is true, I was denied a travel permit to carry out a comprehensive check-up following radio and chemo treatment, since the type of cancer (adenoid cystic carcinoma) recurs within a period of 2 years. I am within 18 months. A day more, a day less
– Maria Lourdes Afiuni (@mariafiuni) March 28, 2022
