{"id":491707,"date":"2025-11-18T15:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/appeal-against-coercive-measure-that-benefited-agents-involved-in-the-death-of-five-men-in-la-barranquita-is-postponed\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:06:41","slug":"appeal-against-coercive-measure-that-benefited-agents-involved-in-the-death-of-five-men-in-la-barranquita-is-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/justice\/appeal-against-coercive-measure-that-benefited-agents-involved-in-the-death-of-five-men-in-la-barranquita-is-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeal against coercive measure that benefited agents involved in the death of five men in La Barranquita is postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santiago.<\/strong> \u2013 Judge <strong>Yerixa Cabral, from the Permanent Attention Office of Santiago,<\/strong> postponed until Friday, <strong>January 16, 2026,<\/strong> the hearing of the appeal filed by the Public Ministry against the coercive measure that favored several police officers linked to the death of five men in the La Barranquita sector.\n\nThe postponement seeks to allow the lawyers of the accused to formally become aware of the file, with which the Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office seeks to revoke the more lenient measures previously imposed.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/aplazan-coercion-contra-implicados-en-operacion-halcon-iv\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"217560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Postponement of coercion against those involved in Operation Halc\u00f3n IV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe prosecuting body insists that the seven agents currently fulfilling <strong>economic guarantees, periodic reporting, and prohibition of departure<\/strong> should receive more severe measures, alleging that there are sufficient elements to support their responsibility for the event that occurred on <strong>September 10<\/strong>, which caused great commotion in the city.\n\nThe hearing, initially set for this <strong>November 18th<\/strong>, aimed to review the decision that keeps four agents in pre-trial detention and granted less restrictive measures to seven others.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Agents in pre-trial detention at the COO of Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo Oeste:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Octavio Jim\u00e9nez Pe\u00f1a (private)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>S\u00f3crates Fidel F\u00e9lix F\u00e9lix (master sergeant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hairo Mateo Morillo (sergeant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yohandy Encarnaci\u00f3n (corporal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Agents Benefited by Alternative Measures:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00c1lvaro Paredes Paniagua (major)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hansel Michel Cuevas Carrasco (major)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Ignacio G\u00f3mez Rodr\u00edguez (captain)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domingo de los Santos Vargas (second lieutenant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geyser Francisco \u00c1lvarez Rodr\u00edguez (lieutenant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C\u00e9sar Augusto Mart\u00ednez Trinidad (lieutenant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adri\u00e1n Miguel Villalona Pineda (private)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nEveryone is being processed by the death of <strong>Elvis Antonio Mart\u00ednez Rodr\u00edguez (Deivito)<\/strong>, <strong>Julio Alberto G\u00f3mez (La Tabla)<\/strong>, <strong>Carlos Enrique Guzm\u00e1n Navarro (Charly\/Charli Chasc)<\/strong>, <strong>Edward Bernardo Pe\u00f1a Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, and <strong>Jos\u00e9 Vladimir Valerio Est\u00e9vez<\/strong>, who died in the parking lot of a shopping center in La Barranquita.\n\nAlthough the Police classified the event as a <strong>shootout<\/strong> during an operation, the Public Ministry maintains that the evidence points to an <strong>extrajudicial execution<\/strong>, which is why it rejects any variation of measures in favor of some of the accused.\n\nSince the event, family members of the victims and residents of the sector have demanded justice, alleging that the young people were killed without justification.\n\nThe Public Ministry reiterated that it will continue fighting for exemplary sanctions, while the case continues to generate widespread repercussions and keeps Santiago society in suspense regarding the upcoming judicial decisions.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santiago. \u2013 Judge Yerixa Cabral, from the Permanent Attention Office of Santiago, postponed until Friday, January 16, 2026, the hearing of the appeal filed by the Public Ministry against the coercive measure that favored several police officers linked to the death of five men in the La Barranquita sector. 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