Ambulance used in kidnapping attempt belongs to a District contractor; is affiliated with a health company

ORAn environmental engineer, with a current contract with a District entity, turned out to be one of the owners of the ambulance which was used last Saturday, June 8, to carry out an attempted kidnapping on 93rd Street and Carrera Quinta, Rosales neighborhood of Bogotá.

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The woman hung up the phone on EL TIEMPO when asked about the case. But this newspaper established that, hours later, he informed the auditor of his contract that he would immediately present himself to the Prosecutor’s Office and that the ambulance was affiliated with a health service provider company.​​

They reported her stranded

In the image you can see the businessman running after jumping from the ambulance.

Photo:Provided by authorities

Ambulance from the attempted kidnapping of the businessman.

Photo:TIME

EL TIEMPO informed the District the findings and on Tuesday morning a visit was made to that company.

According to information from the Ministry of Health, a team was available to be present at the facilities of the institution providing health services to which the ambulance, with plates SLG904, is registered.

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After the inspection visit, The commission found that between May 2 and June 8, 2024, the vehicle was reported non-operational for different reasons, including mechanical failures or incomplete crew..

Where was it located?

This is the moment in which the assailant threatens the businessman with a gun.

Photo:TIME

The Ministry of Health initiated a sanctioning process: “The documents collected during the procedure will be transferred to the Attorney General’s Office, Bogotá regional, for the pertinent procedures. “The entity will continue to collaborate with the competent authorities to clarify these unfortunate events.”

But, the Prosecutor’s Office and the Police Gaula are going another way.

An attempt is being made to establish who was in charge of the ambulance that day and whether it has been used for other crimes.

(See all the articles from the EL TIEMPO Investigative Unit here).

​Also, TIME established that the firm was no longer registered with the Ministry of Health and would be in liquidation.

The victim of the attempt of kidnapping managed to jump from the vehicle. He is a 33-year-old real estate businessman.

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