Attorney General Requests Special Jurisdiction to Expel Alleged Criminal
2024-08-09 03:42:08
The Attorney General’s Office has requested that the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) expel Juan Carlos Rodríguez Agudelo, known by the alias ‘Zeus’. The main reason for this request is his serious failure to comply with the obligations he assumed when he appeared before the JEP.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez Agudelo, a retired Army Major, has been convicted in ordinary courts for multiple crimes in 14 judicial proceedings. In 2018, the JEP granted him conditional and early release in his capacity as a witness in a macrocase related to “Murders and forced disappearances presented as combat casualties by State agents”, specifically in the Meta subcase.
According to the Prosecutor Delegate for Intervention before the JEP, Jairo Acosta Aristizábal, Rodríguez Agudelo has not fulfilled the commitments he acquired. He failed to appear before the court to report his change of address and abandoned his security arrangement without justification on April 10, 2024. He was subsequently caught by the authorities.
The Attorney General’s Office also mentioned a request from May 2 to expand the facts of the non-compliance incident. This extension includes alleged offers of money to the members of the police force who carried out his capture, which could constitute the crime of bribery.
Additionally, after his capture, Rodríguez Agudelo is being prosecuted for crimes of manufacturing, trafficking, or carrying firearms for private use, aggravated by special circumstances. These facts suggest a possible leadership of an organized criminal group, which has resulted in his escape and evasion of justice.