-625. To order by all possible means the appearance of Lieutenant FABIO RINCON
QUIÑONES for questioning in this investigation.112
[After listing all the evidence, the court found that there was significant evidence against
the accused (with the exception of Tarquino Morales Díaz) and, therefore, ordered
preventive detention measures. Among the evidence that provided grounds for the
summons of Rincón Quiñones were the statement of Escobar Mejía, and the statements
of Jairo Zuluaga Quicero and Nicolás Narváez. The statement of Dennis Beltrán Caravajal
was also mentioned; he had said that following the events of Pueblo Bello, he had seen
one of the victims with an army lieutenant.]
95(86) The defense lawyers filed a plea for habeas corpus against the decision of May
15, 1990 (supra para. 95(85)), alleging that the Fourth Public Order Court had
issued a decision on the juridical status of the accused after the period during which
they could be legally held. On May 16, 1990, the Second Superior Court of Montería
admitted the recourse and ordered the immediate release of those detained.113
95(87) On May 30, 1990, the Fourth Public Order Court ordered the capture of
Ramiro Enrique Álvarez Porras, Héctor de Jesús Narváez Alarcón, Luis Ángel Gil
Zapata, Pedro Hernán Ogaza Pantoja, Elkin de Jesús Tobón Zea and Rogelio de Jesús
Escobar Mejía.114
95(88) On July 10, 1990, the First Public Order Court issued a decision on the
juridical status of Rogelio de Jesús Escobar Mejía, and did not grant him the benefit
of conditional release.115
95(89) On October 19, 1990, the Fourth Public Order Court ruled on the joinder
proposed by the First Public Order Judge between the criminal facts that he was
investigating for the abduction of Manuel Alfonso Ospina Ospina, with those being
investigated by the Fourth Public Order Court in relation to the events of Pueblo
Bello. In that regard, it found that the motivation for the different criminal events
was similar and consequently decided:
FIRST: To transmit the proceedings being conducted against FIDEL CASTAÑO GIL and
others, based on the violation of Decree 180 of 1988, to the First Public Order Court,
owing to concurrence of offences, due to the connection examined [...].116
95(90) On December 7, 1990, the First Public Order Court granted the benefit of
conditional release to Rogelio de Jesús Escobar Mejía, who “despite being detained in
relation to the proceedings before the Fourth Public Order Court and [the First Public
Order Court] [...] had provided effective collaboration, more than sufficient to
identify completely the masterminds and the perpetrators.”117
112
Cf. decision of the Medellín Fourth Public Order Court of May 15, 1990 (file of useful evidence
submitted by the State, folios 6996 to 7011).
113
Cf. decision of May 16, 1990, issued by the Second Superior Court of Montería (file of useful
evidence submitted by the State, folios 6900 to 6903).
114
Cf. official communication No. 17 of January 31, 1992, issued by the 83rd Public Order Examining
Magistrate (file of useful evidence submitted by the State, folio 7022).
115
Cf. official communication No. 17 of January 31, 1992 issued by the 83rd Public Order Examining
Magistrate (file of useful evidence submitted by the State, folio 7020).
116
Cf. decision of October 19, 1990, issued by the Fourth Public Order Court (file of useful evidence
submitted by the State, folios 5347 to 5351).
117
Cf. decision of December 17, 1990, issued by the First Public Order Court (file of useful evidence
submitted by the State, folios 5352 to 5360).
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