November 24, 2024, 18:52 PM
November 24, 2024, 18:52 PM
During a hearing held at the Palace of Justice, the precautionary judge Albania Caballero ordered the preventive detention for 45 days in the Palmasola prison of a lieutenant, after being accused by the Prosecutor’s Office of the crime of family and domestic violence against a prosecutor, with whom had a romantic relationship.
This is Lieutenant Mauricio Jesús Heredia Cardozo, who performed duties in the Tactical Unit of Police Operations (Utop).
The Prosecutor’s Office represented by prosecutor Evelín Domínguez charged the officer with family violence and requested his arrest in the Palmasola prison considering the existence of evidence.
According to the investigations carried out by the Special Force to Fight Violence (Felcv), under the command of Colonel Miguel José Saldaña, and the Prosecutor’s Office The police officer attacked a prosecutor with whom he had a romantic relationship.
It was on September 11, when the prosecutor reported that the lieutenant entered his office and He physically and psychologically attacked herbut after this event, the Prosecutor’s Office issued an arrest warrant.
On Friday night the lieutenant voluntarily appeared at the Felcv with his lawyer.
After the reasons given by the prosecutor and the defendant’s lawyer, the judge deliberated to issue her ruling. Before issuing her resolution, the judge gave the floor to the lieutenant to use his material defense. The officer apologized in front of the judge and the prosecutor considered as a victim, who attended the hearing.
Lawyer Jessica Echeverría, from the Citizen Network Against Infanticide and Child Sexual Abuse, welcomed the determination of Judge Albania Caballero, prosecutor Evelín Domínguez and the director of the Felcv, Colonel Miguel José Saldaña, for having acted effectively to clarify the case of violence.
