The defense of Antonio and Maribel Espaillat posed to the judge First Court of Instruction of the National District that it does not oppose these being sent to a substantive trial, as long as the court considers it in accordance with the law.
The lawyers Miguel Valerio, Ramon Emilio Nunezpointed out that the oral trial is the ideal setting to challenge the accusation presented by the Public Ministry and the claims of civil actors.
“If an order to open a trial is issued, the evidence presented by the defense in its brief filed on February 20, 2026 will be admitted in its entirety,” the lawyers argue.
The defense placed special emphasis on the need for all evidence to be debated under the full constitutional guarantees.
They specifically mentioned means of proof that are still pending execution, alluding to previous situations related to technical expertise and the extraction of information from mobile devices.
“We seek to ensure that it is there, under the fullness of procedural guarantees, where the technical and legal truth can finally emerge,” the defense stated.
Despite the position of non-opposition to the order to open the trial, the defense categorically clarified that this does not constitute a waiver of any rightresource or exception that the law grants them.
It is, as they explained, a search for speed to demonstrate their position in a stage of public and contradictory debate.
They asked the court to expressly recognize the right of the accused to exercise all pertinent legal actions in the subsequent stages.
