2024-09-04 10:09:34
The Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office of the North Center indicated that this possible pact of silence between the police officers who worked as guards at the Caupolicán Theater, could be a pact of self-concealment.
The Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office of the North Center confirmed that it is investigating the existence of a alleged pact of silence which was reportedly agreed upon by former police officers who worked as private guards and staff at the Caupolicán Theater, following the death of Second Sergeant Rodrigo Puga early Sunday morning.
This was confirmed by the prosecutor Macarena Cañas after the formalization for the crimes of quasi-crime of homicide and illegal possession of a firearm of former policeman Javier Molina.
When asked about the possibility that the former police officers had established a pact of silence with the officials of the Caupolicán Theater, the prosecutor said that “we have to continue investigating that, because They may be acts of self-concealment of conduct or classified as obstruction.“.
“We are investigating the links, how they were recruited, who brought them, what their functions were.. It seems that this is something that has been developing for some time, that is also a matter of investigation,” added prosecutor Cañas.
Formalization of the former policeman for the death of Sergeant Puga
Meanwhile, Javier Molina, the former policeman arrested for the death of second sergeant Rodrigo Puga, He was placed under house arrest at night and was prohibited from approaching the Caupolicán Theaterafter being charged with the quasi-crime of homicide and the crime of illegal possession of a firearm.
At the formal hearing, new information was provided about what happened in the early hours of Sunday, August 25.
According to the above, the five police officers who were at the scene that night They provided private security services through an external company.
The events that culminated in the death of the police officer began when a Colombian citizen stole a phone and was chased by the guards, Those who, upon reaching the corner, were pointed at with a gun by another subject.
According to the prosecutor Macarena Cañas, at that moment the policeman who was charged fired his weapon. “Then, as the whole group fled, The victim falls to the ground and the officer Javier Molina trips over him. The shot can be clearly seen in the video.“, the prosecutor explained.
Furthermore, according to the Prosecutor’s Office, the accused not only left the place, changed clothes and after that he prepared to give his statement about what happened, but He also did not hand over the weapon he used to shoot, but rather the victim’s weapon..