The official of the consulate in Colonia, Mariana Bramano, maintained that she had authorization for the deposit of the money by the board of directors of the Libertad Prison.
The consul of Argentina in Uruguay, Mariana Bramano, tried to bring in a bag with Dollars to the Criminal Freedom during a visit, but was detained by the Republican Guard. According to the government official from the neighboring country, money had already entered the prison on previous occasions, without problems.
The Libertad Prison is under the spotlight after the Guard prevented the Argentine consul in Colonia from entering dollars, something that, although not penalized, is prohibited. The events were reported by the journalist Eduardo Preve, who assured that the vice minister of the Interior, Pablo Abdala, He will ask that the investigation continue its course so that it is resolved quickly.
The events took place on November 16 of last year, according to the minutes drawn up by the Guard, which were published by M24. When warned by the dollars in her wallet—detected through the package scanner—Bramano pointed out that she had already deposited money on another occasion without anyone telling her anything about it.
The consul tried to pass the dollars again 15 minutes later, something that was again denied. And given the intention of the management of the Libertad Prison to “report these guards, as having mistreated a diplomat”, A record of the incident was drawn up and the officers’ accounts were compared with the security cameras.
According to Bramano—as can be seen from the statements of the Republican Guard—he had already deposited dollars on a previous occasion. In his justification that day he mentioned the director and deputy director of the prison, Hugo Blanco and Carlos Diaz, which put the focus on the center’s authorities.
The Ministry of the Interior only became aware of this situation on December 12, when it met with the Guard for this reason. As Abdala confirmed, the portfolio has received “many complaints” by prison security and is awaiting urgent information about the incident.
“It is surprising that this urgent information has not advanced further than what appears to be a fairly serious event. Even the Guard troops who were there at that time have denounced their different unions (some belong to the Republican Guard union and others belong to the Single Police Union) who have suffered harassment after this episode,” Preve explained in this regard.
The deputy director of the Penitentiary, involved
In addition to having been mentioned by the Argentine consul, the deputy director of the Libertad Prison is involved in another controversial event related to the cell phone control that are admitted to prison — which is also under review by the Republican Guard.
According to the complaint of a Guard official, Hugo Blanco He would have wanted to enter with a cell phone that he refused to identify with the corresponding IMEI—the identity code that each phone has—despite being “cordially” requested to do so. The leader would have responded that he is the one who carries out the orders, so he considered that he should not show anything.
At the insistence of the security personnel, Blanco reiterated that he is the deputy director of the prison and that “if he wanted to order a bus loaded with cell phones to enter and fill the jail with cell phones, it was his responsibility.”
Source: Ambito
