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On Friday, 5 August 2022, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National District filed the formal accusation against seven persons accused of violent aggression against Ombudsman Pablo Ulloa, his staff and media that were on an inspection visit of the Canódromo vehicular retention center. The inspection was aborted when the chief of the Canodromo operation, Colonel Ysabelita de los Santos Perez and her staff met the officers and media with violent actions. The accusations were filed before the Coordinating Office of the Instruction Courts

The prosecutor’s office asks for the opening of the trial against Ysabelita de los Santos Pérez, Geraldina de los Santos Peña, Marisol Vargas, Nataniel Javier Javier, Starling Ramírez Sierra, Ronny Recio Rosario and Carlos Oliver Borque Paulino.The legal recourse states that the accused assaulted the victims, both physically and verbally.

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