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Police officers Harby Damián Rodríguez Díaz and Juan Camilo Lloreda Cubillos were sent to jail, linked to the murder of law student Javier Ordóñez.
They will be sent to the Facatativá prison for uniformed men.
The judge 29 of control of guarantees of Bogotá accepted the request of the Prosecutor’s Office to secure the uniformed persons in the prison.
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For the Prosecutor’s Office, the freedom of the two men could jeopardize the judicial process that is being followed for the murder of Ordóñez, which occurred on the night of September 9 in an act of abuse of the police force in Villa Luz, Engativá.
The Attorney General’s Office supported the request for an assurance measure, considering that it is suitable, due to the seriousness of the events. “It is not an excess of force. It is more than an excess of force, and that is why we are facing torture”said the delegate attorney.
(Also: Necropsy reveals the injuries suffered by Javier Ordóñez)
Rodríguez and Lloreda were charged last Saturday with the crimes of aggravated homicide and aggravated torture.
The uniformed, already suspended from the National Police, They did not accept the crimes charged and their lawyers raised a conflict of jurisdiction.
The judge’s reasons
Judge 29 referred to the autopsy of the victim in which she said, the large number of blows suffered by Ordóñez is observed and considered that the custodial measure is appropriate for this case.
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“The police procedure had to be very violent,” said the judge in the case, referring to the expert opinion and said that there was unworthy and inhumane treatment.
He said that with the statements of the witnesses it is possible to speak that there was an overflow of the procedure on the part of the policemen who must protect the community. And he added that force is necessary when it is required and must be proportionate.
Was such violence necessary? The judge wondered and pointed out that the death penalty is prohibited in Colombia and torture is prohibited. She also pointed out that the uniformed men with their behavior disrespected the citizens and the institution itself.
(Also read: Questions from the Ombudsman about cases of police abuse)
The judge added that uniformed officers linked to the process did not comply with due process.
The Judge indicated that the law is not absolute in the right to freedom of the people and that in this case “the right to freedom of these citizens would have to be sacrificed” investigated after the death of a citizen who was murdered, but before it was tortured.
He also pointed out that the uniformed men were required to behave differently because they were part of the Police and because of the training received, and if the citizen hit them at any time, they had to file a complaint and not act as they did.
“The constitutional aims of avoiding obstruction of justice and the protection of the community with a measure of securing a house by jail would not be guaranteed,” said the judicial official.It indicated that according to the data provided to the process, the accused could affect the community and witnesses to the process.
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