People allegedly responsible for double kidnapping in Medellín were prosecuted

 The victims were allegedly chained up in a house in the eastern part of the city for several days. 

A judge aproved the arguments presented by the Attorney General’s Office and imposed a prison sentence against Diego Armando Castro Rentería, Carlos David Romero Villadiego, Brahayan Roldán Cano and Jhon Edis Abadía Rodríguez for their alleged participation in the kidnapping of two people in Medellín. 

For these events, a prosecutor appointed to the branch office in Medellín (Seccional Medellín) charged them with kidnapping for ransom and aggravated robbery, both aggravated offenses. During the hearings, none of them pleaded guilty to the charges. 

The events under investigation occurred on August 31st of this year, when two men were kidnapped from a house located at Villa Hermosa neighborhood in Antioquia. The victims, coming from Cúcuta (Norte de Santander), arrived at the property to do an alleged business and were approached by a group of individuals with sharp weapons and firearms. 

The alleged criminals beat the victims and robbed their cell phones, jewelry, and cash, all valued at more than 15 million COP. 

According to the denounce, the kidnapped men were chained up and held in custody while their kidnappers contacted their families to demand a substantial sum of money for their release. 

The investigations revealed that one of the victims was released by the alleged kidnappers on September 8, while his fellow captive was released three days later during an operation  carried out by Gaula – National Police that led to the arrest of the suspects in flagrante. 

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.