Judge Malambo orders arrest and fine of colonel and army general

A new decision revolved around the hitherto failed transfer of the controversial contractor Emilio Tapia Aldana from El Bosque de Barranquilla prison to the military battalion Vergara y Velasco located in the municipality of the metropolitan area.

These are sanctions imposed by the Malambo’s first promiscuous judge, Franklin de Jesus Bedoya Mora, against the Lieutenant Colonel Mauricio Calvo Restrepohead of the military garrison of Malambo, and the Brigadier General Jaime Eduardo Torres Ramírezdirector of the Personnel Command, a unit considered to be the backbone of the National Army.

Bedoya Mora was the same togado who first ordered the transfer of on June 9 tapia aldana to the Army Battalion Prison, the same place where Aida Merlano Rebolledo is being held, in accordance with a custody case in which her relatives appeared as plaintiffs and the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute, Inpec.

Now, faced with the obstacles that have arisen within this zeal, the Malambo’s judgetook the lieutenant colonel for contempt old residual repo“with arrest of three (03) days, which shall be served at the facilities of the police station of the municipality of Malambo, and a fine of five (5) current legal minimum wages, which shall be effective, within three (3) after the implementation of this decision…”.

and to the general Torres Ramirez “Penalty for contempt with a fine of five (05) Current Statutory Minimum Wages per month, which shall take effect within three (3) of the implementation of this Order to account number 50-00118-9 named DTN – Effective Fines and Security – No. 3-0070-000030-4 from Banco Popular.-. To comply with this order, notify the Departmental Council of the Judiciary and Coercive Collection Division according to the justifications above…”.

Then him court orders As a fourth measure “authenticate copies of the entire action for the Provincial Attorney of Barranquilla and the Office of the Attorney General of the Nationso that the officer’s conduct is subject to disciplinary and criminal investigation, as per the above motivations.

It should be remembered that the Office of the Nation’s Attorney General already took part in this case days ago by the Provincial Attorney for Instruction of Barranquilla, Jorge Antonio Vásquezwho had acted in response to a procedure that pressured the prison change Wall.

It is to say, vasquez disavowed two official letters signed by a junior official in the control body named Óscar Obeso Hernández to send them to the commander of the National Army and to the head of the Malambo Battalion.

obese hernandez17th class college professional, signed official letters 3571 and 3572 dated July 10, 2023, which were addressed to the commander of the Vergara and Velasco BattalionLieutenant Colonel Mauricio Calvoand the brigadier general Jaime Eduardo Torres Ramirezcommander of the National Army, asking the senior officers to “comply immediately with the judicial orders repeated by the judicial cells and we inform them of their compliance, failing that we will order the provisional suspension of the charges of those who match for disciplinary offenses…”.

before that, Attorney Vasquez Apparently it left the above official letters of no effect after it was determined that the official was not authorized to make the request and was subsequently fired.