Daniel Sancho case: Edwin Arrieta’s family asked the Colombian Government for help

The trial against the confessed murderer will end on May 2 – credit Montaje Infobae

With the second testimony by Daniel Sancho, one of the trials that has received the most attention in recent months in Spain, Colombia and Thailand ended, in which the sentence that the confessed murderer of the Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta will have to serve will be determined.

Among the possibilities that exist is that the Spaniard will be sentenced to life imprisonment or the death penalty. This will depend on the arguments presented by the lawyers of both parties and if the judge determines that Sancho planned the murder of the Colombian in advance.

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Media in Spain affirm that the balance is more inclined towards the side of Sancho’s defense, since so far no evidence has been provided that refutes the version given by the confessed murderer, who stated that Arrieta’s death was recorded in a accidental after an argument.

The defense of the Arrieta family affirmed that the surgeon’s parents depended on him financially – credit Infobae

These statements and the testimony given by the lawyer Juan Gonzalo Ospina (representative of Arrieta’s parents) in which he stated that “very strange things are happening and always in favor of Daniel Sancho”, made the surgeon’s family decide to ask the doctor for help. Colombian government.

“We have asked for support and accompaniment from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Colombian Consulate in Thailand and our diplomatic authorities and we trust (that) they can urgently rule on the requested requirement,” the family said in a statement, according to EFE.

Some specific events that have been recorded during the trial have made the jurist think that there is a favoring of Daniel Sancho, among them is the change of date of the Spaniard’s testimony due to a problem with the court’s air conditioning, despite that Ospina declared on behalf of the Colombian’s parents under the same conditions.

Another point highlighted by the jurist was the change of translator, since Sancho expressed that he required one of “more confidence”, in addition, Ospina reported to Lecturas that he observed a representative of the Thai prosecutor’s office next to the Spaniard’s lawyer sharing drinks.

The lawyers of Daniel Sancho and the Arrieta family play the key cards for what will be the conclusion of the trial – credit EFE/Helena Margarit Cortadellas

While waiting for the response from the Colombian Foreign Ministry to the Arrieta family’s request, in Spain there is already talk of the benefits that Sancho could receive while in prison in Thailand, one of these is a monetary bonus that the European country gives to their compatriots imprisoned abroad.

This figure could be up to 120 euros per month ($503,374 pesos) and is delivered by the Consular Offices of Spain so that prisoners can meet their basic needs. It should be noted that 687 Spaniards are already part of this project that began in 1963.

These Spanish policies not only include financial aid, but also some aid within coexistence, such as:

• Periodic visits to the consular to check the situation of the detainee.
• Communication to the prisoner’s family after arrest.
• Intermediation in the shipment of medicines with the permission of the prison center.
• A list of lawyers prepared to take on the case according to the crime for which the citizen is accused.
• Enforce the arrival of messages and correspondence.
• Ensure that the detainee receives adequate treatment by the authorities, enforcing adequate nutrition and medical treatment.
• Presence of representatives of the country in trials in which there are suspicions of violation of their rights or in which they do not have adequate procedural guarantees.

It should be remembered that the objective of Sancho’s defense is for the Spaniard to be sentenced to life imprisonment, to know the value of the compensation that the family of the confessed murderer must pay to the parents of Edwin Arrieta and with this to be able to request a transfer of the accused to his country.