However, the judge considered that, to avoid the risk that these people could evade justice, they must present themselves to sign before the precautionary measures unit every 15 days, they will not be able to approach the victims nor leave the country during the time for the criminal process to take place.
The judge also set six months for the closure of the complementary investigation.
Teófilo Benitez, legal representative of 13 victims of the collapse on Metro Line 12, asked the capital authorities not to continue protecting former public officials for the events of May 3, 2021.
“We are going to continue with the search for the truth, so that the victims obtain justice, that the guilty are arrested and that the laws of truth act in favor of those affected, because there must be justice for them, and those guilty of lack of maintenance and poor construction pay, that they no longer continue to defend them, that they no longer continue to care for and protect them,” he said.
