Santiago court begins preparatory hearing for trial in Ronald Ojeda murder case
The Eleventh Guarantee Court of Santiago initiated the preparatory stage of proceedings against 20 accused persons for the kidnapping and homicide of former Venezuelan military officer Ronald Ojeda, committed in February 2024.
Santiago court begins preparatory hearing for trial in Ronald Ojeda murder case
The Eleventh Guarantee Court of Santiago opened the preparation phase of the trial against twenty persons charged with the abduction and murder of former Venezuelan military officer Ronald Ojeda, an act perpetrated on Chilean territory during February 2024.
According to reporting by Cooperativa, at this judicial hearing the Public Ministry and defence lawyers must agree on which evidentiary elements and evidence will be admitted for the final trial.
At the same time, the extradition from abroad of Dayonis Orozco, alias "El Botija", was completed, and he has already been transferred to the country. Similarly, authorities approved the transfer of "Larry Changa", identified as a high-risk criminal leader. Both individuals are believed to have participated in the logistics of the crime.
Ojeda's death, a former lieutenant in the Venezuelan Army who was sheltering in Chile, constitutes one of the facts causing the greatest public shock in recent years and has highlighted the presence of transnational criminal organisations in the country. The Public Prosecutor's Office seeks to establish the complete chain of command that led to the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the victim.
The preparatory hearing is a mandatory prior step that makes it possible to define the scope of the trial and prevent procedural surprises during the proceedings. Once this stage is concluded, the date will be set for the beginning of the trial in which the twenty accused must answer before Chilean justice.
Source: Google News CL — Crime