The president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, is asking for 72 hours to prepare his defense before the impeachment trial he faces in relation to the Uano Bank scandal, ABC Color newspaper reported. In a letter sent to the Senate, which will decide on her guilt, the head of state claims that he received notification of the accusations at 10:15 p.m. on November 5 (01:15 GMT on November 6), with a hearing set for 10:00 a.m. this Friday, November 6 (1:00 p.m. GMT). "Undoubtedly, a period of less than 12 hours is insufficient for a process to meet the standards of the rule of law. On this basis, I request that I be given an extension of 72 hours to exercise my defense," said the letter published by the newspaper.

The president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, is asking for 72 hours to prepare his defense before the impeachment trial he faces in relation to the Uano Bank scandal, ABC Color newspaper reported. In a letter sent to the Senate, which will decide on her guilt, the head of state claims that he received notification of the accusations at 10:15 p.m. on November 5 (01:15 GMT on November 6), with a hearing set for 10:00 a.m. this Friday, November 6 (1:00 p.m. GMT). "Undoubtedly, a period of less than 12 hours is insufficient for a process to meet the standards of the rule of law. On this basis, I request that I be given an extension of 72 hours to exercise my defense," said the letter published by the newspaper.