Judge adjourns preliminary hearing for those involved in the El Abusador network until April 29

The Second Investigative Judge of the National District has for the second time, for the second time, postponed the preliminary hearing that the suspects are being heard on the network led by César Emilio Peralta (César El Abusador), who is in prison in Colombia awaiting extradition to the United States.

Judge Patricia Padilla made the decision, in response to a request from the defense of the defendant’s bar, which claims that they have not thoroughly scrutinized the file submitted by the Special Prosecutor on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing last December. group.

Because the prosecution involves about 43 natural and legal persons in the case for spatial reasons, the court is holding the preliminary hearing in the Augusta room of the former Supreme Court building, in the Centro de los Héroes.

For his part, the head of the specialized anti-money laundering lawyer, Luis González, He said the prosecution has a very strong charge against those involved in the network.

“As we have said before, the evidence from the prosecution is sufficient and conclusive against each of the accused,” stressed the prosecution representative.

According to the accusation file, among the new defendants Melchor Antonio Alcántara Damirón, construction businessman; Genri Daniel Santana Badía, Jhonan Alexander Ureña Martínez, Biancis Evangeline Castellanos Miranda, Reynaldo Alberto Canela and Ramón Reinardo Guerra Molina.

In the first stage of the trial, César Emilio Peralta’s wife, Marisol Franco; José Bernabé Quiterio (El Niño), Manuel Sánchez Pérez (neighborhood), Johanny Paniagua, Yadher Rafael Vásquez Araujo (Jake Mate) and Edward Patricio Montero Cabral (El Zapatazo).

Also Alan Gilberto Bueno Alcéquiez (Alan Dollar), Rafael Reyes, Rodolfo Cedeño Ureña (The Commander), Heriberto de la Cruz Pérez (Erick Aqua), Lidio Peña Mota, Jeifry del Rosario Gautier, José Tapia Pérez (Black Ball), Baltazar Mesa (The Teacher) and Sergio Gómez Díaz. The network was dismantled in August 2019, after nearly three years of investigation, while César el Abusador was arrested in Colombia in December of that year, awaiting his extradition to the United States, where he will be charged with drug trafficking.

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