On the afternoon of this Friday, June 14, EL TIEMPO learned for the first time that the Judge of 190 of Military Criminal Instruction based in Cúcuta, revoked the security measure imposed on three members of the Colombian Police linked to the escape of the retired Army major, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Agudelo, alias Zeus.
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According to sources, the Second Decision Chamber of the Superior Military Court, composed of three soldiers, granted freedom this afternoon to Jonny Eduardo Cristancho Pereira, Luis Antonio Chaustre Sierra, and Rubén Darío Zuleta Álvarez, considering that “They are not a danger to society“.
According to the sources, the measure of freedom becomes effective immediately, and they warned that they consider it “as a mockery of justice, because there is sufficient evidence to prove his participation in the escape of ‘Zeus’.”
On the night of April 21, the retired Army major, Juan Carlos Ramírez, alias Zeus, escaped from the prison where he had been held for two weeks, accused of leading a network dedicated to arms trafficking.
In fact, the escape of ‘Zeus’, linked to drug trafficking and paramilitary trials, for which he was in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, JEP, was highly criticized by the ranks of national life.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez Agudelo, alias Zeus.
Photo:Private file
Alias Zeus escaped – along with 17 other people – from the Cúcuta Police Station, an inmate pretended to be sick and thus they managed to subdue several uniformed officers.
According to the investigation, the aforementioned uniformed officers, who had been deprived of their liberty since April 30, would have facilitated their escape.
The investigators established that ‘Zeus’ paid for the escape and organized with a detainee to evade the authorities.
And along those lines, the sources consulted by this newspaper assured that “it is curious that Two of the three magistrates who made the decision to provisionally release the police officers are part of the Army, an institution of which alias Zeus was a part.“.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez Agudelo, alias Zeus.
Photo:Private file.
It was indicated at the time that the police “the captured non-commissioned officers were unaware of the orders given to provide the service.” by opening the gate of the detention cell without having the necessary support, in addition to previously allowing packages to enter the cell without verification.”
The uniformed officers were charged with: disobedience, abandonment of position, malfeasance by omission and favoring escape.
ALICIA LILIANA MÉNDEZ
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