June 30, 2024 was the last day of Judge Manuel Piñar Díaz as head of Criminal Court number 1 of Granada. He hung up his robe early after a controversial career of almost three decades. His retirement “was not received as bad news” in certain judicial circles in the Andalusian city, acknowledges a lawyer who has treated him for years, even before his name hit the front page of the newspapers after taking Juana to prison. Rivas for fleeing with her children so as not to hand them over to her father, who was reported for abuse. The decision of the Italian Prosecutor’s Office to accuse Francesco Arcuri, Rivas’s ex-partner, of mistreating their children has brought back to the news the name of a judge who has a history of controversial resolutions, especially in cases related to women. and sexist violence.
In 2018, the magistrate signed the sentence that sentenced Rivas to five years in prison, six years of loss of parental authority and a fine of 30,000 euros for two crimes of child abduction. In that resolution he accused Maracena’s mother of “exploiting the argument of abuse” or using the media and even valued the “wrong” legal advice received by the woman. In addition, he even asked him during the hearing why he had returned to Arcuri despite having reported him years before.
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