The Venezuelan Observatory of Prisons (OVP) assured that Álvaro Montilla, alias El Loro, a prisoner of the Trujillo Judicial Confinement Center, and two of his allies, left the prison before his intervention, carried out by State security agencies this Wednesday.
The non-governmental organization detailed in a note published on your website that the group of prisoners left the prison on Tuesday night in three trucks: a black Super Duty, a white Hilux and a white Toyota Machito.
«The relatives of those deprived of liberty at the Trujillo Judicial Confinement Center, who were already waiting for the intervention, gathered around the prison and around 9:30 at night they observed how the three heavily guarded vans left the prison. They assured that “El Loro” and two of his followers were inside,” said the OVP.
Parallel to what was happening, the prison was surrounded by officials from the National Guard, Bolivarian National Police and members of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service.
During the intervention, some relatives denounced the Venezuelan Prison Observatory team that they were allegedly mistreating those deprived of liberty when they were taken to the court.
«These same relatives expressed their concern about the transfers of prisoners to other states, because they do not have the resources to make visits. Furthermore, they indicated that there are several prisoners who can opt for alternative sentencing measures and precautionary measures, but with these transfers their cases will not be able to be reviewed in time, which implies a violation of judicial guarantees.
It turned out that, during the day, the inmates were taken to the police headquarters in Trujillo, where they were identified and reviewed again; while at least 170 prisoners were transferred to the Western Penitentiary Center, located in Santa Ana in the state of Táchira.
20 dollars monthly
The OVP pointed out that this intervention was also negotiated directly with the pranes.
Last Wednesday, November 1, according to the OVP, El Loro would have produced a large number of fighting cocks, since championships were held in this prison; as well as boxing fights that were openly held, where athletes from other countries would have attended.
“El Loro, who served as pran of this prison, charged a fee of 20 dollars a month for each inmate, which generated a profit of more than 9,000 dollars, according to information collected from relatives of the prisoners.”