Judge Caught Kissing Convict Whose Sentence She Tried To Reduce

Mariel Suarez was filmed kissing Cristian 'Mai' Bustos in jail

An Argentinian judge is being investigated after she was filmed kissing a prisoner who was convicted for killing a police officer. According to Daily Mail, judge Mariel Suarez was filmed kissing Cristian 'Mai' Bustos in jail on December 29. One week earlier, Ms Suarez, who is a judge in the Chubut province, had voted against a life sentence for Mr Bustos.  VIDEO DOCUMENTO.AMIGOS ARGENTINA TOCO FONDO.JUEZA QUE INTEGRO TRIBUNAL QUE CONDENO A PERPETUA AL ASESINO DE UN POLICIA EN CHUBUT, FUE HACERLE MATE Y MIMOS A LA PRISION AL CONDENADO. FUE SUMARIADA.LA JUEZA SE LLAMA, MARIEL ALEJANDRA SUAREZ. pic.twitter.com/Gf07UEIA1H

Ms Suarez was part of a panel of judges who had been voting to decide whether Cristian Bustos should be handed a life sentence for the killing of police officer Leandro Roberts in 2009. She was the only judge on the panel to vote against a life sentence, instead seeking a reduced sentence for the man who had already admitted to fatally shooting the cop. Despite her dissenting vote, Mr Bustos was handed a life term for the killing of Officer Roberts. 

The judge was filmed kissing Mr Bustos in jail. An officer who spotted them reported her to his superiors, but Ms Suarez denies any wrongdoing on her part.