The Judiciary clarifies that the judge’s decision is based on the report issued by the SNAI.
The director of the National Service for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI), Bolívar Garzón, confirmed on Wednesday that Alex Salazar Villamar, who is identified as one of the leaders of Los Tiguerones, one of the criminal gangs That dispute control of the country’s prisons, he had left the Guayaquil jail that day.
The official said that Salazar’s request to join the prelibertad and finish the rest of his sentence in a semi-open regime followed what the law requires, and that once the corresponding judge (who heard this case) issued the pre-release ballot, the SNAI complied with the judicial officer’s order that imparts justice.
However, Garzón did not mention that the entity he directs issued a report stating that Salazar has good behavior and that he was ready to reintegrate into society.
The October 19 report says that the average of the last three evaluations of coexistence and execution carried out on the leader of Los Tiguerones has been a score of 6.59, equivalent to ‘good’. It adds that it is at a minimum security level and has no part or has been sanctioned for a serious or very serious offense.
The document included a psychological report that concluded that Salazar was fit for social reintegration.
María Josefa Coronel, provincial director of the Guayas Judiciary, reviewed the file and explained that in the process it does not say that the subject is the leader of any group or that he is a suspect in any of the massacres.
In fact, after a search in the judicial system, Álex Salazar Villamar has no complaints, there is not even an open investigation against him.
Coronel considers that it is easier for the rest of the authorities to demonize the judges, and he emphasizes that the justice system is formal and that there is no paper that says that the freed person is a suspect of another crime.
The local leader of Los Tiguerones he had already served 60% of his sentence of 7 years in prison, and it is known that He was in command of his group in ward 8 of the Litoral Penitentiary.
Salazar had been sentenced for the crime of reception, after he could not justify the belongings with which he was found, it was indicated. At that time, in September 2015, uniformed members of the National Police he was arrested after a complaint of stolen vehicle parts.
After the release, the leader of Los Tiguerones must appear at the judge’s office every 18 of each month to sign a document. You must reside and work in the place you have detailed.
The judge also ordered the placement of an electronic tracking device, however, the SNAI does not have the shackles and was released without it. (I)
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