Legal Procedure and Criminal Capture: Case of the 16 Armored Trucks Theft in Bogotá

2024-01-20 22:36:31

The three captured for the theft of 16 armored trucks in Bogotá were presented before guarantee control judges. These are Germán Alexander Moreno Bolívar, Jairo Alfonso Rojas Ballen and Brayan Alfonso Rojas Muñoz. The Prosecutor’s Office asked the judge to legalize the capture procedure that was carried out by the Police, a few minutes following the theft of the vehicles.

After listening to the arguments of the Prosecutor’s Office, the judge understood the seriousness of the events and how the capture procedure was carried out within the framework of the law, therefore he endorsed the arrests and gave legality to the captures of the three people involved in this millionaire robbery

The Prosecutor’s Office explained to the judge the details that the Police provided in the arrest reports, which show how the people who are now in a judicial process were detained and who were, apparently, with the vehicles that were stolen from the Santa Ana parking lot, the same ones that were regarding to be handed over to the National Protection Unit.

The representative of the Prosecutor’s Office assured that other people, who arrived with the trucks, fled. Those who were captured stayed in the parking lot. The problem raised by the defense is that there was no flagrante delicto and that the rights of their clients were affected in the Police procedures.

The defense of the detainees assured that the Police made several errors in the procedure and their rights were violated | Photo: El País

“How did they not receive food to Mr. Moreno’s wife yesterday, I have several videos where she begs that they please receive a bag with food and they say that he is not given food, that he is not received anything.” you, until this situation is defined and calm,” said the lawyer for those captured.

The judge assured that despite the arguments expressed by the lawyers, the minimum requirements of due process were met and, therefore, the legality of the capture procedures was established, insisting that the same judicial office granted all the possibilities for The defense will complete its argument.

“Decree a recess of 30 to 40 minutes in favor of one of the defenders, Dr. Francisco Marín, so that he can obtain some elements of knowledge to support his claim to oppose the Prosecutor’s approach. He is allowed to speak copiously, somewhat repetitively if that’s what you want to say; However, the office is respectful of that situation, it facilitates the use of the word,” said the judge.

Thus, the judge concluded the hearing by imparting legality to the procedures of both the Police and the Prosecutor’s Office when it came to capturing those who were presented before the guarantee control judges and who, according to the evidence, would be linked to the millionaire robbery.

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