The Attorney General’s Office brought Vielman José César Rojas before a judge since he was allegedly involved in extortion of a merchant in Arauca (Arauca). For these facts, this person was charged with attempted extortion and conspiracy to commit a crime.
The joint work between the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI), the Gaula of Army and National Police allowed the defendant’s arrest in flagrante on August 26 when, he allegedly received a sum of money in Arauca that would be related to illegal economic demands.
According to the complaint, César Rojas demanded two million pesos from the victim in exchange for not attacking him or his business. In preliminary hearings, the man did not plead guilty.
According to the judge’s decision, the defendant must serve a preventive detention measure in prison.
The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.