WILLEMSTAD – In the month of March, the Judge postponed the case for possession of firearms and ammunition because the investigations by the Police Corps were incomplete. The Judge requested that the corrections be made in the report. The defendant Batu Jose Fernandez (53) born in Venezuela was charged for trying to enter Curaçao with 3 firearms, 9 casings and 40 bullets.

The Judge recounted that on December 3rd at 2:00 am, the police received information from the Coast Guard of Curaçao of the presence of a boat with a man on board in the Fuik area. When they reached the site, they saw four men running and trying to escape. After an intensive search, the police found the undocumented people hiding in the forest, including the defendant in this case. One of the investigators stated that during the defendant’s arrest, he found a blue bag next to the man. According to the investigator, a plastic bag was found with 3 firearms, 9 casings, and 40 bullets.

Yesterday the defendant was in the courtroom and denying that he knew anything about this blue bag. He explained that he came to Curaçao to look for work and to send money to his family. According to the defendant, he pointed out that he carried a bag, but it was black and of the Converse brand. He also mentioned that suddenly the agent approached him with a bag and accused him of being the owner of the bag, and later the agent attacked him.

The investigator said that the defendant was the only one who was hiding in the bush and the purse or backpack was approximately 10 meters away, and that the other people were on the other side of the road. The prosecutor fully considered the accusation proven and requested 36 months in prison for the accused. The Defendant’s lawyer, Dr. Alam, said that they could not prove that his client threw this bag in the bush. So the judge in his decision, ruled in favor of the investigations since the bag was actually found next to the defendant who at that moment was in the bush. Consequently, the judge was more in agreement with the demand of the prosecutor.

 

 

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