Two Pococí judges and OIJ official suspended without pay over alleged cooperation with Diablo gang
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- Two judges and an investigative official from Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Police were suspended without pay after their detention on Sept. 1.
- Authorities are investigating them for allegedly helping secure impunity and for embezzlement in connection with a gang linked to the alias Diablo.
Two judges from Pococí and a woman who works as an investigator for Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Police, known as the OIJ, have been suspended without pay while authorities investigate their alleged links to a gang led by a person known as Diablo.
The three judicial employees were detained on Sept. 1. A final decision approved their suspension without salary, according to the report.
The investigation examines possible efforts to secure impunity and alleged embezzlement. The source does not provide further details about the accusations or the gang’s activities.
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