Maikel Moreno

Maikel José Moreno Pérez
President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
Assumed office
24 February 2017
Preceded by Gladys Gutiérrez
Vice President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
In office
11 February 2015 – 24 February 2017
Personal details
Political party PSUV
Spouse(s) Debora Menicucci
Alma mater Universidad Santa María

Maikel José Moreno Pérez is a lawyer, doctor of Venezuelan constitutional law, and judge who currently serves as president of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela.

Career and education

DISIP

Moreno began his career serving Venezuela by joining the DISIP (now the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). In 1987, Moreno was accused of murder in Ciudad Bolívar and imprisoned for two years before being released.[1][2][3]

In 1989, he began to work with DISIP once more, serving as a bodyguard for President Carlos Andrés Pérez. Later that year in Caracas, Moreno was allegedly involved in the murder of 19-year old Rubén Gil Márquez during a brawl in Parque Central. A year later in 1990, Moreno was released due to his connections to DISIP.[1][2][3][4]

Education

Shortly after being released, Moreno attended Universidad Santa María and graduated from their law program in 1995. At this time it is believed that Moreno became acquainted with future First Lady of Venezuela and wife of Nicolás Maduro, Cilia Flores.[4] He would later return to the university and earn a doctorate in Venezuelan law in 2014.

Judge

Under the Hugo Chávez administration, Moreno served as a lower-level judge. Following the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt which nearly overthrew Chávez, Moreno prosecuted against many of his opponents between 2002 and 2005. He prosecuted law enforcement leader Iván Simonovis, accusing him of leading the violent acts of the coup attempt which eventually led to the imprisonment of Simonovis.[1][2]

Moreno also defended in court many of the chavistas involved in the Llaguno Overpass events who fired upon opposition protesters. He also took cases against opposition indidivuals who were accused of being involved in the murder of Danilo Anderson.[1][2]

Supreme Tribunal Justice

On December 28, 2014, he was sworn in as magistrate of the Criminal Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice by the National Assembly, ratifying the sentence against Leopoldo López during his term. He was also the first vice-president of the Supreme Court and president of the criminal cassation chamber in the plenary session in 2015. He currently holds the presidency of the Supreme Court.[3]

Controversy

Sanctions

On 28 March 2018, Moreno was sanctioned by Switzerland due to "human rights violations and the deterioration of the rule of law and democratic institutions", freezing his funds and banning him from entering Switzerland.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Flamante magistrado venezolano en el Tribunal Supremo tiene largo prontuario policial". Diario Las Americas (in Spanish). 1 January 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Vidal, Brian (24 February 2017). "Vea la hoja de vida de Mikel Moreno, el posible presidente del TSJ - El Impulso". El Impulso (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "¡ATENCIÓN! Vea quién es el nuevo presidente del TSJ - NotiTotal". NotiTotal (in Spanish). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Desentierran oscuro pasado del ilegítimo presidente del TSJ chavista: corrupción, extorsión y asesinato". PanAm Post (in Spanish). 16 November 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Swiss impose sanctions on seven senior Venezuelan officials". Reuters. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Estos son los funcionarios chavistas que sancionó el gobierno de Suiza". El Nacional (in Spanish). 28 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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