2023-07-12 23:03:45
On the followingnoon of this Wednesday, July 12, the hearing for charges once morest Vince-Tong Sozio, the Canadian citizen who assaulted a Police patrol car with the aim of taking away his weapon at the El Dorado International Airport, will take place. , from Bogota.
In viral videos on social networks, the way in which the foreign citizen pounced on more than one occasion once morest the police uniform, named Jhon Favio Largacha, was recorded to hit him and keep his firearm, events that generated a wave of outrage
Before a guarantee control judge, the Prosecutor’s Office presented Vince-Tong Sozio, who had to have an official translator during the hearing.
The crime that Vince-Tong Sozio was charged with was assault once morest a public servant and might represent a sentence of 4 to 8 years in prison.
“Anyone who exercises violence once morest a public servant, by reason of their functions or to force them to execute or omit any act of their position or to carry out one contrary to their official duties, will incur a prison term of four (4) to eight (8) years. ”, says article 429 of Law 599 of the year 2000.
Minute by minute:
6:17 pm The prosecutor in the case explains that although the minimum sentence for assault once morest a public servant represents a minimum sentence of 4 years in prison, it implies an aggravating circumstance, which can increase the sentence by two thirds, “a situation that has been proven once morest the patrolman Jhon Favio Largacha”.
Thus, the sentence starts at a minimum of 6 years in prison and might go up to 13 years.
6:02 pm The imputation was legal. The Bogotá guarantee control judge listened to the presentation of the Prosecutor’s Office and resolved some doubts. Thus, in the judge’s opinion, the minimum requirements of the imputation were met and she concluded that the same diligence was adjusted to the law.
5:22 pm The guarantee control judge assures that no affectation of the fundamental rights of the Canadian is foreseen. Likewise, she argues that there was no evidence that abuse or was excessive on the part of the official authority.
“Contrary to what was stated by the defender of Vince-Tong Sozio, it is possible to demonstrate with the evidence that the prosecutor has presented, that he has not been subjected to cruel or degrading treatment that may have affected his rights,” the judge sentenced.
The subject did not have a return ticket to his country.
4:50 pm After a 30-minute recess, the judge resumes the hearing to legalize the capture of Canadian Vince-Tong Sozio.
4:20 pm The foreigner’s attorney also assured that there was “affectation of due process due to lack of rights and guarantees” once morest the Canadian, reaffirming that there was no official translator at the time of the capture.
4:15 pm Vince-Tong Sozio’s defender also said there was no fair deal once morest him. He affirmed that there was “excessive force” once morest him, which is why injuries were evidenced that represented six days of medical disability.
As Vince-Tong Sozio, the Canadian citizen who violently attacked a police officer at the El Dorado airport was identified
4:08 pm Vince-Tong Sozio, through the translator Carlos Lozada, assured that when he was given to sign some documents related to his capture, he had spent four days without eating, without taking anything, and that, in addition, they were written in Spanish, a language he does not speak.
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