The fourth specialized judge of Bogotá denounced in the middle of the hearing in which he declared guilty of the crimes of torture and conspiracy to commit a crime once morest Sergio Andrés Pastor González, alias ’19′, and three other members of the so-called group ‘Americas Portal Resistance‘, what was threatened.
As he mentioned, the intimidation came through the WhatsApp group of the hearing in which sense of conviction was pronounced once morest the defendantswho were found responsible for the excesses and torture once morest civilians and the public force in the midst of the 2021 national strike.
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The controversial message arrived at the WhatsApp group of the audience at 8:48 in the morning.
“I am leaving a record of what they have just put in the diligence chat, madam prosecutor and delegate of the Public Ministry, left the pertinent records of what is being indicated in the diligence chat”, said the judge.
He then read out the threat “Judge, see you in the streets, either to celebrate the victory of the people in the courtrooms or to organize what would be the most fucking revolution at the national level, for freedom, not pressure see you in the streets once morest you (…)”.
The other convicts are Marcela Ivonne Rodriguez Parra, Johan Steven Sainea Rubio and Fernando Urrea Martinez.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, alias ’19’ and the others convicted since April 28, 2021 gathered in makeshift camps in the towns of Kennedy and Bosain those places they stocked up on bottles, flammable liquids and chemical substances, which they used to affect the infrastructure of the Americas portal of Transmilenio and confront the public force.
The decision highlights that The Prosecutor’s Office “demonstrated that these people agreed and acted in coordination to carry out different acts of vandalism, torture of individuals and aggressions once morest the public force in the southwest of Bogotá.
“At these points stocked up on bottles, flammable liquids and chemicalswhich they used to affect the infrastructure of the Americas portal of Transmilenio and confront the public force”, details the statement from the Prosecutor’s Office.
In that sense, the specialized judge declared them responsible for the crimes of torture and conspiracy to commit a crimeand this Tuesday, November 1, the sentence once morest the defendants will be known.
#There is Justice | Prosecutor’s Office achieves sense of conviction once morest Sergio Andrés Pastor González, alias 19, and other members of the group calling itself ‘Resistance Portal Americas’ for torture and vandalism attacks in Bogotá. pic.twitter.com/lyJ99cjB4V
– Colombia Prosecutor’s Office (@FiscaliaCol) October 31, 2022