Daughter of fugitive Colombian lawmaker fronts court for alleged role in prison break

Record ID: 1435706

  • Title: Daughter of fugitive Colombian lawmaker fronts court for alleged role in prison break
  • Date: 8th October 2019
  • Summary: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (OCTOBER 8, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MANZANEDA MERLANO DURING HEARING
  • Embargoed: 23rd October 2019 00:38
  • Keywords: Colombia lawmaker prison break Aida Merlano Bogota court Aida Victoria Manzaneda Merlano
  • Location: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
  • City: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
  • Country: Colombia
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
  • Reuters ID: LVA003B08NTC7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The daughter of a former Colombian lawmaker who made a brazen escape from a doctor's office in Bogota this month fronted court on Tuesday (October 8) for her alleged role in the prison break.
    Aida Merlano, who was serving a sentence of 15 years in prison for illegal firearms possession, electoral fraud and other crimes, was escorted to the doctor's office by a prison guard but was left unattended inside the office when she used a rope to shimmy down to the street below and hop on a waiting motorcycle that quickly sped off.
    Merlano's whereabouts are currently unknown.
    Authorities have questioned her daughter Aida Victoria Manzaneda Merlano over the escape, keeping her in custody for questioning. But a Bogota court on Tuesday ruled that Manzaneda Merlano is to be released from police custody amidst the ongoing investigation.
    (Production: Javier Andres Rojas)
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