QCOSTARICA — The transfer of Marta Esquivel, executive president of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), in a “perrera” (paddy wagon) from Perez Zeledon where she turned herself in, to the Courts in San Jose is being criticized by President Rodrigo Chaves and questions by many others on social networks.
The director of the Organismo de Investigacion Judicial (OIJ), Randall Zúñiga, explained the process used by the Judicial Police to transfer persons taken into custody during a raid, that is individuals are transferred to the OIJ jails in vehicles, typically a sedan or SUV, used by agents in their official duties.
“When a person is arrested in a police raid by OIJ investigators, whether in their home or on the street, they are transported in official sedan-type vehicles or 4x4s driven by the same investigators,” stated Zúñiga.
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Zúñiga stated that the seven other persons detained during the raids, they were all transported as above. However, in the case of Marta Esquivel, she was not at home when authorities raided her condo Monday morning, rather she turned herself in at the Perez Zeledon prosecutor’s office, and a different protocol is used for the transfer of detainees.
“In the particular case of Mrs. Esquivel, she arrived at the OIJ in Pérez Zeledón on her own, was arrested like the other seven CCSS officials, but since she was already in the custody of the Prison Section, she must be transferred under the regulations that govern this matter, that is, in the specialized vehicle that this section has,” the OIJ director stated.
Zúñiga added that this procedure is accredited under international Human Rights regulations and audited by the American Correctional Association (ACA), a North American institution in charge of ensuring compliance with the standards of quality and protection of the rights of detained persons.
“If a different procedure were followed, it would be a differentiated treatment,” according to the OIJ director.
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