The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice declared the extradition request made by Venezuela to Colombia for that country to send Junior Andrés Báez (33), who is accused of participating in the attack against the Samba supermarket, located on 15 avenue , Maracaibo (Zulia). Such decision is contained in sentence No. 149 drafted by magistrate Carmen Marisela Castro. Báez was arrested on March 19 in Maicao, Colombia, by agents attached to the Anti-Kidnapping and Anti-Extortion Group of the Guajira Police Department.
According to the investigations of the Public Ministry, Báez appeared at the Samba supermarket on February 18, entered the checkout area and fired a firearm until he wounded six people. For this fact, Báez has an arrest warrant issued by the 3rd Control Court in cases related to Crimes Associated with Terrorism in Caracas. The subject will be prosecuted for aggravated extortion, obstruction of trade freedom and terrorism, among other crimes.
The process to process the extradition of Báez began on March 20 at the request of the prosecutor Mirian Lima Bernal, who filed such a request before the 3rd Court from where they sent that file to the Criminal Chamber. The magistrates reviewed the petition and verified that it meets all the requirements to declare the extradition admissible, as it was approved.
In the sentence, the Criminal Chamber expressly stated for the record that it undertakes before Colombia to try Junior Andrés Báez with the due guarantees enshrined in the Constitution. Among these mentioned guarantees are those related to the right to due process; to the principle of non-discrimination; to the prohibition of the forced disappearance of persons; to physical, mental and moral integrity and the prohibition of being subjected to punishment, torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and the right to a prison system that ensures the rehabilitation of the prisoner in the event of being convicted.
