Grace Bascur Villarroel appeared this Friday to comply with the pretrial detention measure imposed on her by the San Miguel Court of Appeals as part of the case known as Operation Apocalypse II.
Her defense reported that the accused arrived voluntarily, without Carabineros needing to go to her home, and announced that they are evaluating filing a habeas corpus petition to reverse her client's deprivation of liberty.
Bascur was formally charged with money laundering, and the 12th Guarantee Court of Santiago imposed the precautionary measure of total house arrest.
This Thursday, the appeals court accepted the arguments of the Metropolitan Western Prosecutor's Office and replaced her house arrest, ordering pretrial detention for the woman under investigation in the prison corruption scheme.
She is the spouse of Álex Antonio Vega Torres, former leader of the now-defunct Association of Penitentiary Officials (Anfup) in Santiago 1.
The so-called Chancho Seis was arrested on Wednesday, September 30, at his home in Cerrillos, as was his partner.
Álex Vega was formally charged with the crimes of aggravated bribery, money laundering, and illegitimate coercion resulting in death, and he is serving pretrial detention at the Special High-Security Penitentiary Facility (Repas).
The couple has recorded income of approximately 130 million pesos with no apparent justification.
According to the investigation, these would be funds received from collections made to...
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NationalThe woman and her spouse, the former Gendarmerie union leader Álex Vega, were taken into custody. CommentsGrace Bascur Villarroel appeared this Friday to comply with the pretrial detention measure imposed on her by the San Miguel Court of Appeals as part of the case known as Operation Apocalipsis II. Her defense reported that the accused arrived voluntarily, without Carabineros needing to go to her home, and announced that they are evaluating filing a writ of protection (recurso de amparo) to reverse her client's deprivation of liberty. Bascur was formally charged with money laundering, and the 12th Guarantee Court of Santiago imposed the precautionary measure of total house arrest. This Thursday, the appeals court accepted the arguments of the Metropolitan Western Prosecutor's Office and replaced her house arrest, ordering pretrial detention for the woman under investigation in the prison corruption scheme. She is the spouse of Álex Antonio Vega Torres, formerly a leader of the now-defunct Association of Penitentiary Officials (Anfup) in Santiago 1. The man nicknamed Chancho Seis (Pig Six) was arrested on Wednesday, September 30, at his home in Cerrillos, as was his partner.Álex Vega was formally charged with the crimes of aggravated bribery, money laundering, and illegitimate coercion resulting in death, and is serving pretrial detention at the Special High-Security Penitentiary Facility (Repas). The couple has recorded income of approximately 130 million pesos with no apparent justification. According to the investigation, these would be funds received from charges made to inmates of Santiago 1 and their families to bring prohibited items into the prison. More on:Operation Apocalipsis IIGrace BascurÁlex VegaOperation ApocalipsisGendarmerieOccidente Prosecutor's OfficeAnfup