Guardia del Inpec did not accept the charges charged by the Prosecutor's Office about his involvement in the escape of alias Matamba

Last Friday, March 18, Juan Larinson Castro Estupiñán, better known as Matamba, escaped from La Picota prison in Bogotá. According to the first investigations carried out by the authorities, this would have happened with the help of some guards of INPEC, which is why Milton Libardo Jiménez, who was the inspector of the penitentiary institute on the day of the incident, was involved in the escape of the criminal who was alias's right-hand man Otoniel in the Gulf Clan.

Jiménez Arboleda did not accept the charges and pleaded not guilty to the crimes that were being charged by the Attorney General's Office over his alleged involvement in the criminal's escape at dawn on Friday, March 18. According to reports and evidence already in the hands of the authorities, the dragonman had left the door of the cell open, something that facilitated his escape. Matamba reportedly paid between $3 and $4 million to escape from prison.

According to the Prosecutor's Office, Milton Libardo Jiménez would have instructed the other guards to allow Matamba to leave. One of the witnesses pointed out that he, acting as inspector, ordered an 18-year-old bachelor to stand guard in a place where he had never been and for which he was not qualified.

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“The investigating body stated that the INPEC official was aware of the dangerousness of Matamba and would still have decided to help him escape, knowing that the prisoner has an extradition order,” said the prosecutor in the case, even stating that he had coordinated everything so that the criminal could get into a vehicle with tinted windows inside from the prison, so that he could not be identified and he would have been led by another official of INPEC.

Another information that was revealed by the Prosecutor's Office is that Jiménez would have called one of the high school assistants in the middle of the shift to leave unattended one of the doors where the criminal would have left. The 51-year-old guardian, who is under investigation, would have made these decisions, bearing in mind that he was aware of the dangerousness of Matamba and that Matamba has an extradition order.

“The investigating body stated that the INPEC official was aware of the dangerousness of Matamba and would still have decided to help him escape, knowing that the prisoner has an extradition order,” said the prosecutor in the case.

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The Prosecutor's Office noted that Jiménez had committed the crime of abuse of authority by arbitrary and unjust act, since he allegedly manipulated and accommodated prison staff to his liking to facilitate the criminal's escape. According to the authorities, he “manipulated the on-call servants to his accommodation, carrying out irregular relays to achieve their criminal plans.”

If found guilty, he could face between 80 and 192 months of imprisonment, equivalent to 6 to 13 years, under the penal code. The Prosecutor's Office requested a preventive measure of release against him. Let's remember that Jiménez was captured on March 18 and at the time of the operation, he was found 10 million pesos in cash.

Another documentary evidence indicates that Matamba escaped with clothing for the exclusive use of INPEC, so it can be believed that at least 30 agents would have the knowledge and participation in this event. The National Police announced on Tuesday that it would deliver a reward of 2 billion pesos to anyone who provides information on Matamba's whereabouts, and an orange circular was sent to Interpol so that it can be searched in the 196 countries that make up the agency.

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