Key witness in Colombia’s police prostitution ring probe ‘kidnapped’
Key witness in Colombia’s police prostitution ring probe ‘kidnapped’
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Mar 13, 2016
The police captain who blew the whistle on an alleged gay prostitution ring run within Colombia’s National Police department has been kidnapped, his family said Sunday.
Captain Anyelo Palacio, who disappeared on Saturday around 10PM, has claimed he was drugged and raped by a police general who at the time was the security chief of Congress and is the main witness of the alleged prostitution of hundreds of cadets. According to Palacio’s mother, her son was kidnapped by four men while driving through the municipality of Pamplonita, Norte de Santander.
The National Police’s deputy director, General Ricardo Restrepo, and anti-kidnapping chief General Fabio Hernan Lopez traveled to Norte de Santander capital Cucuta to lead the investigation, according to the National Police.
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Palacio has been the prosecution’s key witness in the investigation of the alleged prostitution ring that allegedly catered to the sexual needs of top officials and congressmen.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/key-witness-colombias-police-prostitution-ring-probe-disappeared/
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Key witness in Colombia’s police prostitution ring probe ‘kidnapped’
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Mar 13, 2016
The police captain who blew the whistle on an alleged gay prostitution ring run within Colombia’s National Police department has been kidnapped, his family said Sunday.
Captain Anyelo Palacio, who disappeared on Saturday around 10PM, has claimed he was drugged and raped by a police general who at the time was the security chief of Congress and is the main witness of the alleged prostitution of hundreds of cadets. According to Palacio’s mother, her son was kidnapped by four men while driving through the municipality of Pamplonita, Norte de Santander.
The National Police’s deputy director, General Ricardo Restrepo, and anti-kidnapping chief General Fabio Hernan Lopez traveled to Norte de Santander capital Cucuta to lead the investigation, according to the National Police.
. . .
Palacio has been the prosecution’s key witness in the investigation of the alleged prostitution ring that allegedly catered to the sexual needs of top officials and congressmen.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/key-witness-colombias-police-prostitution-ring-probe-disappeared/
LBN:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141377621
