Marset case: Lieutenant Colonel Correa names 17 police officers who remained at residence
Lieutenant Colonel Erick Correa identified 17 officers who stayed at Marset's house after his arrest. He names Captain Luis Guzmán Guillermo Jr. as responsible for the group.
Lieutenant Colonel Correa accuses captain of leading police group at Marset residence
Lieutenant Colonel Erick Correa, who faces an arrest warrant in the framework of the Marset case, identified 17 police officers who reportedly remained at the residence of drug trafficker Sebastián Marset after he and his team removed him from the property. According to erbol.com.bo, Correa named Captain Luis Guzmán Guillermo Jr. as responsible for that group and linked him to possible irregularities.
In an interview with Correo del Sur, Correa recounted that he arrived at the property at approximately 02:50 together with three officers from the Special Police Investigation Centre (CEIP). He claimed that the extraction of Marset from the room lasted less than seven minutes and that they subsequently transferred him in a grey Suzuki Jimny vehicle to the Viru Viru international airport.
The lieutenant colonel asserted that he possessed photographs, videos and messages sent during the operation to the then national director of Intelligence, Colonel Óscar Fernando Moreno Moreno. According to Correa, those records would allow him to establish the timings of his intervention and the tasks completed by his team.
Allegations against Captain Guzmán
Correa maintained that, following Marset's extraction, the 17 officers remained at the residence for approximately one hour under the command of Captain Guzmán Guillermo Jr. He claimed to have identified the captain by voice and clothing in videos released about the operation, and said he had seen him placing a suitcase into a truck. Based on those images, he expressed his suspicions about possible irregularities, although he did not provide independent verification in the interview regarding the contents of the suitcase or the possible responsibility of third parties in any alleged thefts.
The lieutenant colonel indicated that the names of the personnel involved appear in a detailed report he is preparing, and that he is willing to hand over his records to the competent authorities, provided that due process and his right to defence are guaranteed.
Correa also denounced an alleged persecution by the Ministry of Government against him and his family circle. He denied having taken part in unlawful acts and called for an investigation into the conduct of all officers who took part in the operation.
His statements will need to be contrasted with the versions of the other individuals involved in the framework of the judicial investigation underway.
Source: Google News BO — La Paz