The influence-peddling trial of the son and secretary of a former  Supreme  Court judge has been postponed until  March 8 as one of the accused has tested positive for covid-19.

The process against Oydén Ortega Collado son of former magistrate Oydén Ortega and Claudia Purcait began with a complaint filed by Chirican businessman César Alvarado Taylor, who accused the son of the former magistrate, of having requested money in exchange for the admission of an appeal, related to a lawsuit for the sale of eight farms. Alvarado Taylor also pointed to Claudia Purcait, former secretary of former magistrate Ortega

The Trial Court adjourned the case after Ortega Collado tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, as confirmed by his lawyer Orison Cogley.