Judge revokes the measure of the ‘Lord of the Portfolio’ and orders his arrest and imprisonment

In a audience which took place virtually Friday, November 24, the Third Criminal Judge of the Circuit of Barranquilla has appealed to the notice of objection Office of the State Attorney General for the non-custodial measure granted to Omar Alexander Ladino Vargasknown as the ‘Lord of the Portfolio’ and who was captured months ago by the Police for his alleged participation in the criminal structure ‘the Costenos’ as “head of the financial arm”.

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It all goes back to March of this year, when the right First municipal prison with guarantee control functions of Barranquilla, Jose Sastoquedid not issue an intramural measure against the suspect, but did order a series of measures to punish against the 41-year-old businessman from Bogotá accused of conspiracy to commit a crime aggravated by forced displacement.

In this sense, the man stated that the requested measure for the imprisoned person was not “suitable or viable”, so he opted for the “non-custodial” measure, as well as “a police surveillance make periodic reports in your place of residence to the police, the Public Prosecution Service and the court that requires this.”

Moreover, Ladino Vargas “could not leave the country, but not because of the flight risk, but to provide guarantees to the victims.” This is in relation to the fact that this has to be done pay a deposit to each of the people who filed a complaint against him to the tune of 50 salaries current monthly statutory minimums, something equivalent to approx 60 million pesos. Likewise, he made it clear that “the liberty of the suspect was conditional upon prior payment of the bond imposed.”

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Judge Sastoque even referred to the investigation conducted by the Public Prosecution Service and by the members of the Police who dealt in this and questioned it in some concepts, such as the information provided by witnesses and data published about it in the press.

Such a position led the judge to a room of criticism in which even the mayor of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejoquestioned the decision made in favor of the man accused of multiple crimes committed in the city and its metropolitan area.

But now, during the new public hearing, the court of second instance revoked the measure of the first criminal court, annulled the bail and imposed the sentence. withdrawal of payment to the victimsexactly as ordered immediate arrest of the individual and its transference to detention center.