John Poulos would face up to 35 years in prison

John Nelson Poulos faces a sentence of more than 35 years in prison in Colombia, according to an official document from The nation’s attorney general.

The judicial body accused Poulos, 35, of the murder of Valentina Trespalacios (aggravated femicide), concealment of evidence and destruction of evidence.

Francisco Barbosa, public Attorneyhe confirmed that he was sentence The American is ready, while José Manuel Martínez, director of the prosecutor’s department in Bogota, expanded the details a little more in an interview with Noticias RCN.

“100% of femicide in Bogota were clarified according to the instructions of the Attorney General. In this case, today, the order of charge against the master John Poulos for the death of Valentina Trespalacios. The highest penalty is demanded with all the aggravating circumstances,” the official said.

According to Martínez, there is enough evidence to confirm the conviction. “aggravated femicide in the competition with hidden evidence. More than 35 years in prison. All the evidence, all the convincing technical evidence. We hope to win condemnation and achieve an exemplary sentence for the city of Bogotá in this type of case,” he said.

The defending himself de Poulos, for his part, tried to conclude an agreement and request a lower penalty to what the law requires the crime of femicidebut the official assured that the Colombian judicial body did not agree with the request.

“(…) The prosecution has a material we are strongly and naturally going for severe femicide,” explained Martínez.

The prosecution assures that the evidence is sufficient to ensure that the judge knowledgesubstantiate the imputation of charges and conclude in responsibility de Poulos in the murder of Valentine.

“The goal is not to leave crimes unpunished violence against womenThat’s why in Bogota we have 100% clarification in cases of feminicide,” added the Prosecutor’s Office.