The Central North Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a case of extortion in the Santiago I prison, since it has been reported that inmates demand money from new inmates, so as not to attack them inside this prison.
It all started with complaints through social networks, where relatives of inmates accused that their imputed relative was being extorted by another prisoner, asking for money in exchange for not being attacked in the Santiago 1 prison.
For example, in one of the cases, on April 2, a citizen appeared before the Armed Guard personnel, who denounced the inmates of module No. 88, who They would be requesting money via Whatsapp, in exchange for not attacking their son, the JCA inmate charged with the crime of robbery with violence.
The woman reported that she does not know the identity of the denounced inmates and that relatives made two deposits, one of $25,000 and the other of $60,000.
After this, service personnel went to module No. 88, unlocking the allegedly extorted inmate, who lived in cell No. 20, referring him to the Ambulatory Health Area, where he was diagnosed “without injuries”, and following the process administrative, was referred to module No. 13, until a better resolution by the Unit Headquarters.
Sources from Bio-Bio confirmed that the defendants who were extorting were foreigners -between Venezuelans and Colombians-, also classified as first-timers and asking inmates who were also first-timers, for money so as not to attack them. Likewise, a source familiar with the subject addressed the importance of people from another country who have a record, is information that Chile should have
Theme that also coincided in an exclusive conversation with La Radio, the former national director of the Gendarmerie, Christian Alveal, who argued that “when foreigners participate as extortionists, it is a greater complexity since the gendarmerie does not have the background of the countries of origin And it is key and determinant to know and to know the past of this person”.
“Consequently, by not knowing it, they classify them as first-timers. In circumstance they may be felons with a criminal historywho can abuse people who are being classified as having low criminogenic contagion or low risk of recidivism,” added Alveal.
Not only that, but also the former number 1 of the institution, stated “that it is necessary to exchange information between countries in the region, regarding those deprived of liberty when they are foreigners, because organized crime does not recognize borders.
In fact, a public criminal defense attorney filed a guarantee precaution in favor of inmates, which were accepted on one occasion by the judge of the Seventh Guarantee Court of Santiago, Daniel Urrutia Laubreaux, who adopted urgent segregation measures to protect inmates from abuses.