No Natalio Grueso. Or this is the result of the search, arrest and immediate arrest warrant issued by the Provincial Court against the former general manager of the Niemeyer Center, who was sentenced to eight years in prison, and there was no place to inform him that he should go to jail. But Grueso’s defense refuses to disappear or flee. He assures that his client was not informed and adds that the Asturias Supreme Court of Justice (TSJA) has not yet decided whether he has temporary freedom, while the Government has decided whether to pardon him. “What happened is unusual. No one is sent to prison until the appeal is concluded,” he said.
The former chief executive of the Niemeyer Center was sentenced to five years for embezzlement of public funds in another mediation contest, and another three years for ongoing corporate offense, other than falsifying a commercial and official document. This happened on June 25, 2020, and the penalty became final on April 6, 2023.
About a month later, Natalio Grueso, who ran the cultural center of the Avilés estuary from 2007 to 2012 – asked for forgiveness Ministry of Justice through the Department of Justice’s Grace Office of Rights and other rights. This request was supported by artistic figures such as the American filmmaker. Woody Allensinger-songwriters Victor Manuel And Joan Manuel Serratsinger India Martinez and former Minister of Justice and broadcaster Manual Pimentel. The main argument of the petition is that the penalty imposed on Grueso for embezzling 78,819 euros was “disproportionate”. The defense added, among other things, his client’s “undeniable contribution” to the “development and promotion of Spanish culture”.
Later, the defense of Niemeyer’s former principal from the Vox Legis office asked the Third Division of the Asturias State Court to delay Natalio Grueso’s prison sentence pending the resolution of the pardon. The request, which was rejected on 13 July and objected to by the former cultural director’s lawyer. It was denied again. Thus, on July 31, the Court served in the Judicial Police to “immediately go to prison for the prisoner”.
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The police apparatus stepped in, and on August 8, the Civil Guard Unit of the Judicial Police sent a letter to the Provincial Court stating that “the steps taken by ignoring the detainee’s current location had negative results”. The police report describes the steps of the search to find Natalio Grueso. The last known address was in Madrid, so the documents were transferred to the Madrid Civil Guard Command. The representatives went to the specified address “on various occasions, on different days and times”. Noone was there. Also, the police report added that “there was no name in the mailbox, only he (Grueso) was registered at this address”. And he continued, “After meeting with several neighbors, they don’t recognize him or remember anyone living there. Also, the neighbor next door never hears a sound.” Investigations continued in Asturias, where the National Lodging Registry was consulted, where Natalio Grueso’s records were recorded “in various hotel establishments this year”. And he points to them, Castellón-Morella; Seville, Málaga, Almería, Cádiz-Jerez de la Frontera, Córdoba, “the last one registered on 1 June at the Hostal España in Cádiz.”
The lawsuit also included another address of Niemeyer’s former principal in Madrid, the offices of the law firm. It was not found there either.
The report continues by noting that “the convict’s cell phone was called several times, always switched off or out of range”. The Civil Guard said, “When we called his lawyer, he once replied that he would contact us by answering us, but he just has the same phone number as us. Then after several calls he no longer answers. not responding in any way.”
The day after receiving the result of the actions taken by Benemérita, the Third Division of the Provincial Court issued a decision stating that “given the factual background” and that the whereabouts of Natalio Grueso was not known “the search, arrest and imprisonment of the criminal”.
The deadline for filing an appeal ends Tuesday, as Natalio Grueso’s defense received notice of a search, arrest and jail warrant on Thursday.
Defense
The defense of Niemeyer’s former chief executive showed that he was taken aback by yesterday’s chain of events and was sought after and apprehended for his client’s arrest and immediate incarceration.
Francisco Miranda, president of the Vox Legis law firmargued that Natalio Grueso did not surrender because he “did not receive any notice of this matter”. He has so far confirmed that he has “handed each one personally and has adhered to all court-ordered appearances”. He added that he personally received a notice on 31 July or 1 August, when the order for his immediate imprisonment was given, and that no one told him that he should go to jail.”
For Miranda, it was “legally unusual” for Miranda to be given a search, arrest, and jail sentence while the TSJA was pending to conclude its appeal, after the Government refused to allow the Court to be released twice in its decision. request for forgiveness.
The head of the law firm that defended Natalio Grueso stressed that the Asturias Prosecutor’s Office adhered to its appeal not to go to prison until it was decided whether the pardon was accepted. It usually takes three to six months for the government to resolve, he said.
“Normally, the execution of the sentence is suspended until the decision of amnesty. He immediately made the decision to be admitted to prison without waiting for the decision and not knowing the days allowed. “No one is objecting to the conviction, but this is different from the execution. Therefore, this decision is unique,” he said.
This isn’t the first time Natalio Grueso has been searched and caught.. The same thing happened in September 2018, and days later, he voluntarily surrendered to comply with a jail time order just before the trial began. He was released in October of the same year after paying a deposit of 40,000 euros.
The conviction, upheld by the Supreme Court, takes into account the proven facts that Natalio Grueso, who turned 53 on the 5th, in his capacity as managing director of the Óscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center Foundation, constituted expenses unrelated to his purposes. the business “to dispose of its funds for its own benefit, for their family, friends and third parties, as if they were their property, to the detriment of the Niemeyer Foundation” during the entire period of their employment relationship.