On the afternoon of this Thursday, January 26, U.S. Citizen Hearing Will Be Held John Nelson Pouloswho is the main suspect in the femicide of the 21-year-old DJ Valentina Trespalacioswhose body was found in a suitcase south of Bogotá.
John Nelson Poulosarrived in the early hours of this Thursday in Colombia, after the Panamanian authorities handed it over to the National Police so that they can answer to justice.
This afternoon the US citizen, who arrived in the country with purple handcuffs, as a symbol of the fight against gender violence, will have his first hearing before the judicial authorities.
Follow the minute by minute
10:25 pm: Defense of John Poulos files an appeal against the legalization of the capture.
12:25 pm: Judge legalizes the capture of John Poulos, designated murderer of Valentina Trespalacios
10:07 pm: The defense of John Poulos did not oppose the seizure of the items he had in his possession at the time of his capture.
9:54 p. m.: “There was no human dignity here, there has been no due process here,” said John Poulos’s defender, who requests that the capture not be legalized.
9:51 p. m.: “It is noted and verified that the materialization of the defense exercise was not respected,” said John Poulos’ defender.
9:42 p. m.: “He is a citizen, regardless of whether he is being investigated for two crimes, of which we have not been defeated or there is no sentence,” said the defense of John Poulos.
9:42 p. m.: “My defendant assures that it is not true that when he arrived in Bogotá the arrest warrant was read, his rights were communicated and the reason for which he was being captured was communicated.”
9:35 p. m.: The defender opposed the decree of the legality of the capture due to the alleged fundamental rights of the accused, his capture in Panama City, and the absence of $7,000 dollars that John Poulos had at the time of his capture that now ” conspicuous by their absence.
9:34 p. m.: My shelter does not fully agree with the statements issued by the prosecutor. Due to the reports of the Judicial Police rendered by the uniformed officers of the Colombian National Police. In the opinion of John Poulos, some fundamental rights were violated.
9:30 p. m.: John Poulos indicated that he has concerns about alleged inconsistencies in the process
9:26 p. m.: The hearing resumes.
8:39 p. m.: The lawyer for the victims, Miguel Ángel del Río, requested the legalization of the capture of John Poulos.
8:34 p. m.: Prosecutor requested that the items seized from John Poulos be analyzed to find evidence of the crime.
8:28 p. m.: The judge assured that communication between the defense of John Poulos and the translator will be guaranteed, who will give him details of what was expressed by the Prosecutor’s Office. However, he assured that this hearing is technical, so it could not be annulled.
8:23 p. m.: Lawyer Miguel Ángel del Río pointed out that the hearing formalities are not being followed. In this sense, he indicated that it is not explained how the entire translation will be carried out in the face of what was stated by the Prosecutor’s Office, so that ignorance could be presented on the part of the indicated party.
8:05 p. m.: Prosecutor pointed out that among the elements that John Poulos had at the time of his capture, highlight a boarding pass for Istanbul, Turkey.
7:56 pm: “Crimes: aggravated femicide and contest with the crime of concealment, alteration, destruction of evidence”pointed out the prosecutor against the alleged crimes that John Poulos would have committed.
7:54 p. m.: Prosecutor Daniel Gómez Acuña proceeds to legalize the capture of the US citizen who is the main suspect in the femicide of Valentina Trespalacios.
7:50 p. m.: The judge denied the request of the defendant’s defense.
7:39 p. m.: The defense of John Poulos He asked the judge that the members of the public force who participated in the capture leave the room: “Here we are going to deal with extremely important issues that the Prosecutor’s Office is going to expose in front of us and since it is a media case, I would prefer that it be the most reserved “as far as possible”.
7:34 p. m.: Miguel Ángel del Río shared a statement that Valentina’s mother gave him: “She, Valentina, had a problem with him in December. She had a DJ event. John Poulos told her that he had hired a private investigator to keep an eye on her.
7:34 p. m.: Miguel Ángel del Río shared a statement that Valentina’s mother gave him: “He wanted to come live with her to start a family. The last time I spoke to her, she was with him. They, Valentina and John Poulos, met on Instagram, but she did not want a stable relationship. He traveled in May, they met in person and traveled to Mexico that month.
7:29 p. m.: “The victim was found in a suitcase in a dumpster. The citizen had pressure circuses, “said Miguel Ángel del Río. during his intervention.
7:25 p. m.: Miguel Ángel del Río accepted the legal status of the victims in this case: Valentina Trespalacios’ brother and the DJ’s mother, Laura Hidalgo.
7:13 p. m.: John Nelson Poulos makes its presentation to the national authorities. The accused reported that he lives in the city of Plano, Texas, in the southern United States.
7:00 p. m.: The capture legalization hearing begins of the US citizen John Nelson Pouloswho is the main suspect in the murder of DJ Valentina Trespalacios, who was veiled this afternoon.