The victim was called from another country to give money in exchange for not attacking his family living in Colombia.
At the request of the Attorney General’s Office in Huila, a judge imposed a prison sentence against Faruk Arturo Chilito Polindara, as the alleged person responsible for making economic demands to a citizen in Huila residing in the United States.
A prosecutor Gaula appointed to the branch office in Huila (Seccional Huila) charged him with attempted extortion. The defendant did not plead guilty to the charges.
According to the investigation, on February 20, the victim began to receive phone calls from a person who identified himself as a member of an illegal armed group, who apparently demanded the payment of 1,000 million COP and threatened him with killing his family members in Pitalito (Huila).
Chilito Polindara was arrested in fragrante on a public street in Pitalito on February 22nd, when he was about to receive 50 million COP derived from extortion. During the operation, the authorities seized a motorcycle and two cell phones.
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.