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Coercion hearing for four Colombians investigated in Santo Domingo

The Permanent Attention Services Office of the National District postponed until this Friday, at 9:00 in the morning, the coercion hearing for four Colombian…

--- The context --- In Santo Domingo, an investigation into alleged armed robberies in several districts reached the courts, according to the source. The case is at an early stage, with no final judgment, and those named retain the status of persons under investigation. The coercion proceeding does not judge the merits of the case: according to the source, it only defines the procedural conditions while the investigation attributed by the authorities moves forward. --- The facts --- According to the source, the Permanent Attention Services Office of the National District postponed until this Friday, at 9:00 in the morning, the coercion hearing for four Colombian citizens under investigation for their alleged links to several armed robberies in the capital. Judge Emmanuel López took the decision so that the lawyers can study the request filed by the Public Prosecutor's Office and prepare their defence. The persons under investigation were identified by the authorities, according to the source, as Fabio Nelson Herrera Bedoya, aged 45; Carlos Andrés López Usuga, aged 31; Víctor Alfonzo Salamanca Cruz, aged 38; and Diego Alexander Cetina Liberato, aged 42. According to the National Police, in an operation by the Central Directorate of Investigation, together with the Public Prosecutor's Office, officers seized a 9-millimetre pistol with 13 rounds, recovered a yellow gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona watch and held two vehicles, a motorcycle and six mobile phones. --- The positions --- According to the National Police, the investigations began after several complaints, including one from a citizen who reported being stripped of an 18-karat gold Rolex watch. According to the source, the defence has only received the time granted by Judge Emmanuel López to study the request before Friday's hearing. --- What remains unknown --- According to the police report, officers seized the firearm from one of the men under investigation, while another was found with the watch reported as stolen, a motorcycle and documents the authorities suspect could be false. The report adds that two SUVs had allegedly been used, according to the inquiries, to watch possible victims, an attribution still to be proven. --- Unanswered questions --- What will Judge Emmanuel López decide this Friday at 9:00 in the morning on the coercion requested? What will the analysis of the six mobile phones announced by the authorities show? Will the images gathered, according to the police report, link each man under investigation to the alleged acts? --- EPM analysis --- According to the source, officers were also tracking an alleged attempted robbery on Andrés Julio Aybar street, in Piantini, where those responsible allegedly tried to steal a chain and another watch of the same brand. None of the above amounts to a judicial finding of responsibility. That is why the analysis must carefully separate each police attribution from any judicial conclusion, because the investigation remains open, the defence is still studying the request and none of the attributed versions has yet been validated by a court in a final judgment ending these proceedings under the applicable procedural rules. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, every fact attributed by the National Police and by the Public Prosecutor's Office must be proven individually before Judge Emmanuel López, without public verdicts in advance against people who are today only under investigation. Friday's hearing, at 9:00 in the morning, should examine the coercion request with time for the defence, verifiable evidence and full respect for the presumption of innocence until a final judgment exists under Dominican law.
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