About 7:00 pm this Wednesday several inmates of the Immediate Reaction Unit of Puente Aranda, in western Bogotá, staged a escape attemptsituation that left three injured and several damages in offices.
“We had this novelty where some inmates took advantage of the fact that they were being transferred to push the guard and later ran away, in the vicinity of the place, several uniformed men, some transit prevented these people from escaping and they recaptured them”, explained the general. Eliécer Camcaho, commander of the Bogotá Police.
Also read: Hooded man ended up seriously injured after using explosives in protests at the National University
In the midst of the tense situation, Three inmates were injured by broken glass. of windows that they themselves damaged, and an official from the Prosecutor’s Office was affected by the gases used by Esmad to control detainees.
Relatives of inmates revealed some audios where the detainees expressed their rejection of the situation they live inside this place of detention.
“We’re tired, for six months they have not made transfers for health care, They have taken away our visits and overcrowding and sanitary conditions are appalling, we are sucked”, denounces one of the inmates.
On these facts, General Camacho assured that it is necessary that the competent authorities As the Ministry of Justice and INPEC ttake the corresponding measures for solve this crisis and avoid future situations that alter public order.
More information: Armed group took over the building of the National University of Bogotá: 4 injured reported
from the other sidethe senior officer responded to another complaint from the relatives of the prisonerswho argued that there are complaints on a member of the Sijín, who is a custodian and allegedly mistreats those held.
“I delegated an officer to identify this official and verify what is happening to take the corresponding measures”, he indicated.
You may be interested in: 11 detainees escaped from the Puente Aranda URI in Bogotá
About 11:00 p.m., the authorities finished the count in the cells and confirmed there was no leak and also They ruled out that there were people dead or seriously injured.
