Last Friday, May 17, 2024, the renowned businessman was captured Allan Scalzofor being him alleged mastermind of the murder of banana farmer and rancher Haled Yamal Saghaircommitted on July 12, 2019 in the city of Santa Marta.
After his arrest, the Prosecutor’s Office accused him of having paid a million-dollar sum to some hitmen to commit the homicide, and in the last few hours, Municipal Criminal Judge 01 in the Guarantee Function of the city of Santa Marta, imposed a security measure in the center. prisoner against the renowned businessman Allan Scalzofor the murder of the rancher and banana farmer Haled Yamal Saghair Granados.
The businessman sent to prison had changed his identity to Vicente Oliva.
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The 43-year-old businessman, identified by the authorities as the mastermind of the crime, was at a hearing on Friday, May 31, 2024, when he had to be sent to the Castellana clinic, in room 302, after having suffered injuries. of health.
He later had to be transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the La Milagrosa clinic in Santa Martadue to a possible heart condition, added to the high level of stress due to the legal case, the hearing was postponed, however, the judge decided to send him to prison.
Origin of crime
According to the authorities, the murder began when Haled Saghairvictim in the hitman attack, He had a clandestine relationship with Martha Olarte, who in 2019 was the romantic partner of businessman Allan Scalzo Gómez.
The Prosecutor’s Office, after an exhaustive investigation, gathered compelling evidence that They point to Scalzo as responsible for orchestrating the murder by Saghair Granados.
At the hearing, the 34th section prosecutor recounted how Mr. Scalzo rented an apartment in front of the victim’s residence, in order to monitor his movements, he also revealed the chats of the businessman, the victim’s wife, and the contents of the victim’s cell phone. the hitmen where there were several photographs of the victim’s apartment.
Additionally, for the investigating entity, the attorney and the victims’ lawyer, the change of the name and surname of Allan Scalzo Gómez to Vicente Oliva Gómez, had the purpose of evading justicesince in some performances he used his old name and others his new one.
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The day of the events
On the day of the crime, Haled Yamal Saghair, the victim of the crime, was traveling in a white Toyota Fortuner truck, license plate RHK-946, from the tourist sector of The Rodaderotowards the Pastrana neighborhood, the clock showed 8:15 in the morning, when two hitmen who were traveling on a motorcycle shot Haled six times.
Those arrested 4 months after the murder were identified as Estin Gray Ortizwho allegedly fired the weapon, and Ricardo Javier Rodríguezwho was driving the motorcycle they were riding on the day of the attack.
And in December 2019, Justin was arrested Jesus Barrios Avendañowhom the authorities pointed out as being in charge of paying the hitmen once the murder had been perpetrated.
Finally, the judge sent Allan Scalzo Gómez to jail, and stated during the hearing that it could not be concluded that he is in a serious state of health, which prevents him from being taken to a prison center.
The judge stated that he will be given the necessary hospital care, and after his medical discharge he should be sent to jail.
