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A Conversation in a Guápiles Bar Led to a Probe Into Two Judges and an OIJ Officer Over Alleged Favoritism Toward the Diablo Gang

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • A Costa Rican investigation into two Pococí judges and a Judicial Investigation Police officer reportedly began with a conversation in a Guápiles bar.
  • The officials were detained on suspicion of favoring members of the organization allegedly led by Alejandro Arias Monge, known as Diablo.

A conversation at a bar in Guápiles reportedly set in motion the investigation that ended with the arrest of two judges from Pococí and an officer of Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Police, known as the OIJ.

The three officials are suspected of benefiting members of the organization led by Alejandro Arias Monge, alias Diablo. The inquiry focused on alleged favoritism toward the group.

The investigation’s reported starting point, according to the article, was not a formal hearing or an official meeting, but conversations around tables at a bar in Guápiles. The case has since led authorities to detain the two judges and the police agent.

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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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