The Constitutional Court has suspended the arrest of Dayana Jassir while the Supreme Court reviews the conviction related to the crime of Eduardo Pinto Viloria.

Breaking News: The Supreme Court has ordered a review to determine if the immediate detention of Jassir is necessary while the appeal process proceeds. The case involving the murder of Eduardo Pinto has once again become a central point of legal debate in Colombia. Photo: Social Media. SUBEDITOR May 11, 2026, 15:02. Updated: May 11, 2026, 15:02. The Constitutional Court has temporarily suspended the arrest warrant against Dayana Jassir De la Hoz while the Supreme Court of Justice reviews the appeal filed by her defense team against the sentence imposed for the murder of her husband, Eduardo Pinto Viloria, who was then the regional director of the Forensic Medicine Institute. READ ALSO: The decision was recorded in sentence SU-120 of 2026, in which the Supreme Court questioned the manner in which the Superior Court of Barranquilla ordered the immediate deprivation of Jassir's liberty, despite the fact that the sentence had not yet become final. In its ruling, the Constitutional Court reiterated that pre-trial detention before a final sentence is rendered must be an exceptional measure and must be properly justified. According to the ruling, judges are obligated to provide an "explicit, separate, and sufficient" justification for why they consider it necessary to detain a convicted person while pending appeals are being resolved in higher courts. A Provisional Suspension Eduardo Pnto and Dayana Jassir. Photo: Courtesy. With this determination, the provision in the sentence of the Superior Court of Barranquilla that ordered the immediate arrest of Jassir after revoking her acquittal and sentencing her to 57 years and six months in prison was temporarily suspended. In addition, the Court granted the Tribunal 48 hours to issue a new decision in which it analyzes, individually and in detail, whether there are sufficient reasons to maintain the deprivation of liberty while the Supreme Court reviews the extraordinary appeal. While this new judicial determination is being adopted, the Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of Dayana Jassir, provided that there is no other pending judicial request against her. A Controversial Case The Constitutional Court suspended the arrest of Dayana Jassir while reviewing the sentence in the Supreme Court. Photo: Social Media. EL TIEMPO learned that the decision has generated legal expectations because the case has become one of the most publicized and controversial criminal proceedings in the Caribbean region in the last decade. The case is related to the murder of Eduardo Pinto Viloria, which occurred in May 2016 in Barranquilla. Pinto, who served as the regional director of the Forensic Medicine Institute in the northern part of the country, was attacked inside his home in a crime that, from the beginning, was surrounded by hypotheses about a possible premeditated plan. During the investigation, the Public Prosecutor's Office argued that Dayana Jassir had participated in a criminal structure to coordinate the murder of her husband. For these crimes, she was charged with aggravated homicide and conspiracy to commit a crime, charges that she has always denied. However, the judicial course of the case had significant twists. In November 2024, a criminal court acquitted Jassir, considering that there were reasonable doubts about the evidence presented by the Public Prosecutor's Office and that it was not possible to fully rebut the presumption of innocence. The Review The Tribunal of Barranquilla must justify the new decision regarding the release of Dayana Jassir. Photo: Zonacero. That decision was subsequently appealed and reviewed by the Superior Court of Barranquilla, which overturned the acquittal and sentenced the defendant to more than 57 years in prison. In the same ruling, her immediate arrest was ordered. It was precisely on this point that the Constitutional Court focused its analysis. The Supreme Court emphasized that pre-trial detention before a final sentence is rendered must be an exceptional measure and must be properly justified. According to the ruling, judges are obligated to provide an "explicit, separate, and sufficient" justification for why they consider it necessary to detain a convicted person while pending appeals are being resolved in higher courts. With this determination, the provision in the sentence of the Superior Court of Barranquilla that ordered the immediate arrest of Jassir after revoking her acquittal and sentencing her to 57 years and six months in prison was temporarily suspended. In addition, the Court granted the Tribunal 48 hours to issue a new decision in which it analyzes, individually and in detail, whether there are sufficient reasons to maintain the deprivation of liberty while the Supreme Court reviews the extraordinary appeal. While this new judicial determination is being adopted, the Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of Dayana Jassir, provided that there is no other pending judicial request against her. This video may interest you: Follow all the information from Colombia on Facebook and Twitter, or in our weekly newsletter. NEWSLETTERS FROM EL TIEMPO Register for our newsletters and receive news in your email according to your interests. Stay informed with what really matters to you. EL TIEMPO GOOGLE NEWS Follow us on GOOGLE NEWS. Stay always updated with the latest news, coverage, stories, and analysis directly on Google News. EL TIEMPO WHATSAPP Join the El Tiempo channel on WhatsApp to stay up-to-date with the most relevant news at the moment. EL TIEMPO APP Stay informed with the EL TIEMPO app. Receive the latest news, coverage, stories, and analysis directly on your device. SUBSCRIBE TO THE DIGITAL EDITION Reliable information for you. 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