内容摘要：Don Samuel, a lawyer for Kim, said via email that the ruling was correct.

Don Samuel, a lawyer for Kim, said via email that the ruling was correct.

Observers say the case against Ruth Eleonora López is retaliation for her work while authorities allege she aided one of her former employers being prosecuted for embezzlement. AuthoritiesThe anticorruption lawyer, who works for the nongovernmental organization Cristosal, has denied the accusations.

Wednesday’s hearing was closed to the public as the case is under seal.As she was escorted by police through the court building Wednesday, a shackled López with a Bible between her hands, shouted: “They’re not going to silence me, I want a public trial,” according to a brief video posted by Cristosal on X. “The people have to know.”Earlier, defense attorney Pedro Cruz, surrounded by reporters in the courthouse, said he disagreed with the decision to seal the case. He said prosecutors had done so “because they fear they made an unfounded accusation.”

She had not made her initial appearance before a judge until Monday, more than two weeks after her arrest.At that hearing, prosecutors announced the illegal enrichment, different from the original embezzlement, and requested that she be held while they continue to investigate.

Cristosal has been an

of some of Bukele’s policies, including the state of emergency giving him special powers that has now been in place for more than three years.The first version of the lawsuit, filed in March in federal court, was tossed out in May on technical grounds. But Bryant sided with Hatley in the case refiled the same month in state court, finding that the proper procedures weren’t followed.

Concannon Hausmann, CoreCivic’s attorney, declined to comment as the crowd filtered out of the courtroom Wednesday. Norman Mallicoat held a sign reading, “CoreCivic Doesn’t Run Leavenworth” as he left.“I see this as basically a large company trying to bully a small city into getting what it wants and not having to follow the rules and ordinances of the city,” Mallicoat said.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate will run for lieutenant governor next year against current Secretary of State Wes Allen.Pate, a Republican, was elected agriculture commissioner in 2018 and reelected in 2022.