November 27, 2024, 11:05 PM
November 27, 2024, 11:05 PM
During a marathon oral trial hearing, the Departmental Disciplinary Court of the Police absolved members of the Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (Felcn) of guilt and punishment. sued by the deputy of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), Rolando Cuéllar, for the alleged crime of torture and violation of fundamental rights.
The Felcn agents were reported to the Internal Police Investigation Directorate (Didipi) by Cuéllar. The parliamentarian accused them of alleged physical abuse against his brother Cristóbal Gary Enríquez Cuéllar by arguing that his brother Cristóbal Gary Enríquez Cuéllar, prosecuted for drug trafficking.
According to the Controlled Substances Prosecutor’s Office and the Felcn, Enríquez Cuéllar was prosecuted for drug trafficking and by order of justice he was sent to jail where he died as a consequence of tuberculosis disease.
According to official reports, everything dates back to mid-November 2022, when Cristóbal Gary Enríquez Cuéllar, brother of the deputy, was arrested by the Felcón in possession of controlled substances. The police carried out investigations, including a raid on July 14, 2022, at the home of Enríquez Cuéllar, located on Puerto Suárez Street.
Rolando Cuéllar’s brother was sent to Palmasola prison, to face trial for drug trafficking. However, on January 5, 2023, he died in prison due to tuberculosis, according to his loved ones.
Relatives of Cristóbal Gary also assured that the man was caught for drug consumption, but unfortunately He rarely received visits and help from his brother Deputy Rolando Cuéllar.
However, the deputy took the police officers to disciplinary proceedings with the aim of having them permanently discharged. With a unanimous vote the court acquitted them after show that there was no evidence and that they only followed orders issued by a judge.
The deputy presented two witnesses considered key for him. To his sister and an official of the Assembly of Deputies. According to the court, both fell with contradictions Therefore, no elements were found against the police.
After hearing the ruling, Rolando Cuéllar pointed at the members of the court and threatened them with make them unsubscribe immediately. He even threatened the defense lawyers of the accused police officers.
The police, through their defense lawyers, claim that they were the subject of a baseless complaint, as a result of the political pressure, which was exerted by the parliamentarian Since January of this year, they only complied with court orders and never touched or tortured their brother.
Furthermore, the defense of the police sees something curious that five officers were initially reported. However, from the beginning They separated two and did not touch them, while three were judged until the end, a fact that cost them a change of destination to other places, leaving their relatives alone in Santa Cruz. They believe that those two uniformed men enjoyed protection.
