The life of Edwar Alfirio Nieto took an unexpected turn in August 2025, when the Supreme Court of Justice He confirmed that he had spent 14 years in prison for an aggravated homicide he never committed. Average in Cúcuta, Colombia
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An without foundation issued a 14 -year sentence to a Colombian in Cúcuta. The surprising thing about the case is that a new defense managed to leave him free. His case became a symbol of judicial errors in Colombia and the importance of review actions.
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Edwar’s nightmare began 10 years ago in the corregimiento of Juan Frio, in the municipality of Villa del Rosario when he fell into the authorities’ operation when they were looking for those responsible for a massacre
He simply visited his girlfriend’s house, but witnesses pointed him wrong. “They accused me of an aggravated homicide and related me to a crime I never committed. Without experience or resources, I could not defend myself,” he recalled.
The tests
He was sentenced in the first instance to 52 years in prison, the argument sustaining was that he was in the house where the responsible for the massacre were, which is why the judge determined that he was guilty, and the abacted at the time apparently with little experience failed to advance in the process.
The hope of leaving prison touched his door
According to the Caracol news report, a new defense took its case and, without charging a single weight, began an appeal in the Criminal Cassation Chamber, but at first it was inadmitted. About 40 judicial resources were filed, including guardianships, appeals and complaints, until they reached the Inter -American Court of Human Rights.
In 2020, for the first time, a review action. This step allowed to practice three new evidence, whose testimonies completely disconnected it from the facts. Finally, on August 22, 2025, the Supreme Court declared the action founded and said that there were never evidence to justify their conviction.
Justice that is late
After recovering his freedom, Edwar says he does not hold a grudge.
“I am starting again, adapting to the life that touched me. Today I continue with my forehead high because I managed to demonstrate my innocence. I just hope that mistakes such as mine are not repeated,” he said in an interview with News Caracol
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