Andrés Felipe Arias has not left his place of detention – Crimes – Justice

Inpec confirmed that the former Minister of Agriculture Andrés Felipe Arias has not left the detention site in the north of Bogotá where he is serving a 17-year prison sentence for the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) case.

Official spokesmen pointed out that the former minister remains in custody in a military unit in the city and has not yet begun to enjoy the benefit granted by a judge for the execution of sentences in Bogotá to go to work or study for periods of up to 72 hours.

The statement was given in response to false information that circulated on social networks and was also rejected by the wife of former minister Catalina Serrano, who also said that this type of defamation endangers the safety of her family.

EL TIEMPO published on its website a note entitled Did Andrés Felipe Arias leave on leave and did not return? Inpec responds. This newspaper corrects any doubts that may have arisen from that title and reiterates that with the confirmations of the officials in charge of the custody of the inmates, it is clear that the former minister has not taken to the streets and continues to serve his sentence imposed by the Supreme Court of Justice.

This administrative benefit is granted to people sentenced in the country and who meet certain requirements such as good behavior.or, that there is no risk of flight and that one third of the sentence imposed has been served.

(In context: Judge grants work permit to Andrés Felipe Arias.)

In the case of Arias, he was sentenced to 17 years and four months in prison and has already served, between the time he was detained in Colombia and the United States, more than five and a half years in detention, with which he was already legally entitled to that type of benefits.

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