Ms. Exmisilbana Calle Collazos was part of a criminal organization that transferred young women with a prototype of special physique and of scarce economic resources from Colombia to Panama, China and Singapore with the purpose of exploiting them in the modality of prostitution, restricting their freedom through different means as threats against their lives; and forcing them to provide sexual services in long working hours without social benefits or protection for their health and integrity, thus obtaining an illicit economic benefit.
Calle Collazos received money from abroad through payroll deductions posted by her victims, she captured 2 women who were subjected to a casual exploitation in the city of Hong Kong under the pretext that they had to pay the debt acquired by the costs of the transfer that in the end was unpayable .
Given that the sentence of the referenced file comes from an appeal there are no more details of the act of condemnation.
La señora Exmisilbana Calle Collazos era parte de una organización criminal que trasladaba desde Colombia a mujeres jóvenes, con un prototipo de físico especial y de escasos recursos económicos, hacia Panamá, China y Singapur con el fin de explotarlas en la modalidad de prostitución, coartándoles su libertad a través de diferentes medios como amenazas contra su vida; y obligandolas a prestar servicios sexuales en extensas jornadas laborales sin prestaciones sociales ni protección para su salud e integridad, obteniendo de esta manera un provecho económico ilícito.
Calle Collazos recibió dinero proveniente del exterior a traves de giros consignados pos sus víctimas, captó 2 mujeres que dueron sometidas a explotación secual en la ciudad de Hong Kong bajo el pretexto que debían amortizar la deuda adquirida por los costos del traslado que al final era impagable.
Teniendo que la sentencia del radicado de la referencia proviene de una apelación no existen más detalles del acto condenatorio.
Panama
China
Singapore1st Instance:
Court: Superior Court of the Judicial District of Buga
Location: Guadalajara de Buga - Valle del Cauca
Date of decision: 03 March 2016
Reference: N°660001-62-66-001-2011-00021-00 (AC-233-15)1ª Instancia:
Corte/Tribunal: Tribunal Superior del Distrito Judicial de Buga
Local: Guadalajara de Buga - Valle del Cauca
Fecha de la decisión: 08 Marzo 2016
Referencia: N°660001-62-66-001-2011-00021-00 (AC-233-15)
The criminal responsibility of the defendant Exmisilbana Calle Collazos was determined for incurring the commission of the crime of trafficking in persons in a homogeneous and successive way; in a heterogeneous concur with money laundering and aggravated conspiracy to commit crime. The public prosecutor's office indicated that, based on telematics analyses and the interviews provided by the victims, their participation in the criminal network of trafficking in persons in the municipality of Buga was determined. Besides receiving money from abroad, two women were subjected to sexual exploitation in the city of Hong Kong under the pretext that they should repay the debt acquired by the costs of the transfer.
The defendant appeals the judgment of first instance because it violated the principle of favorability by breaking of charges, right to equality, principle of proportionality of the dosage of the sentence and due process. Centering her opposition that the sentence imposed is too high, arguing that it was a 50% reduction for the acceptance of the charges, and that she had also avoided the wearing down of justice by accepting the charges
On the other hand reiterates in her argument that she never deceived the victims, who knew what they were going and the amount of the debt.
Se determinó la responsabilidad criminal de la procesada Exmisilbana Calle Collazos por incurrir en la comisión del delito de Trata de personas en concurso homogéneo y sucesivo, en concurso heterogeneo con lavado de activos y concierto para delinquir agravado. La fiscalía indicó que a partir de análisis telemáticos y las entrevistas rendidas por las víctimas, se determinó su participación en la red delincuencial de trata de persona con asiento en el municipio de Buga, y quien además de recibir dinero del exterior de giros consignados por sus víctimas, captó dos mujeres que fueron sometidas a explotación sexual en la ciudad de Hong Kong bajo el pretexto que debían amortizar la deuda adquirida por los costos del traslado.
La procesada apela la sentencia de primera instancia debido a que vulneraba el principio de favorabilidad por allanamiento a cargos, derecho a la igualdad, principio de proporcionalidad de la dosificacion de la pena y el debido proceso. Centrando su oposición en que la condena impuesta resulta demasiado elevada, argumentando que le correspondía una rebaja del 50% por la aceptación de los cargos, y que además había evitado el desgaste de la justicia al haber aceptado los cargos
Por otro lado reitera en su argumento que nunca engañó a las víctimas, quienes sabían a qué iban y el monto de la deuda.Article 188A and paragraph of article 188B, Chapter V "Crimes against personal autonomy", Title III "Crimes against individual freedom and other guarantees", Colombian Criminal Code.
Article 340. Modified by art 8, Law 733 of 2002. Title XII "Crimes against public security", Colombian Criminal Code.
Article 323. Money laundering. Chapter V. Modified by art 33, Law 1474 of 2011, Modified by art. 11, Law 1762 of 2015
Article 188A. Trafficking in persons. Any person who captures, transfers, keeps or receives a person within or outside the national territory for the purpose of exploitation shall be imprisoned from thirteen (13) to twenty-three (23) years and a fine of eight hundred (800) to one thousand five hundred (1,500) legal minimum monthly wage in force.
For the purposes of this article, exploitation is understood as making economic gain or any other benefit for himself or for another person, by exploiting the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or similar practices to slavery, servitude, the exploitation of mendicancy of others, servile marriage, extraction of organs, sex tourism or other forms of exploitation.
The consent given by the victim to any form of exploitation defined in this article shall not constitute a ground for exoneration of criminal responsibility.
Article 340. Modified by art. 8, Act 733 of 2002. Conspiracy to commit a crime. When several persons are brought together for the purpose of committing crimes, each of them shall be punished for that single conduct with imprisonment of three (3) to six (6) years.
Modified by art. 19, Law 1121 of 2006. When the conspiracy is to commit crimes of genocide, forced disappearance of persons, torture, forced displacement, homicide, terrorism, drug trafficking, extortion kidnapping, extortion or to organize, promote, arm or fund armed groups outside of the law, the penalty shall be imprisonment from six (6) to twelve (12) years and a fine of two thousand (2,000) up to twenty thousand (20,000) legal minimum monthly wage in force.
The penalty of deprivation of liberty shall be increased by half for those who organize, promote, promote, direct, constitute or finance the conspiracy or association to commit a crime.
Article 323. Money laundering. Modified by art. 33, Law 1474 of 2011, Modified by art. 11, Act 1762 of 2015. Anyone who acquires, stores, transports, transforms, custodies or administers assets that have their mediate or immediate origin in extortion, illicit enrichment, extortion kidnapping, rebellion, arms trafficking, crimes against Financial system, public administration, or related to the proceeds of crimes committed for the purpose of a crime, related to the traffic in toxic drugs, narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, or to give to the goods originating from such activities appearance of legality or Legalize, hide or conceal the true nature, origin, location, destination, movement or rights over such property, or perform any other act to hide or conceal its illicit origin, shall incur, for that single conduct, in prison of six (6) to fifteen (15) years and a fine of five hundred (500) to fifty thousand (50,000) legal minimum monthly wages in force. Paragraph Added by art. 8, Law 747 of 2002, Subsection amended by art. 17, Law 1121 of 2006.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE BUGA JUDICIAL DISTRICT - CRIMINAL DECISION ROOM
According to the arguments made by the appellant, the Chamber establishes the following:
Even with the breaking of charges the increase of penalties for crimes such as trafficking in persons and conspiracy to commit crimes proceeds.
It is also noted that punishable conduct and the seriousness of the same are in accordance with the criteria of proportionality and reasonableness, since according to their discretion the sentence was increased without exceeding the arithmetical amount of the corresponding sentences nor the 60 years of prison in addition the Sanction imposed was by a concur of serious conduct that undermine personal autonomy and public safety.Conforme a los argumentos realizados por la apelante la Sala establece lo siguiente:
Aun con allanamiento de cargos procede el aumento de las penas para delitos como trata de personas y concierto para delinquir.
Asimismo, se advierte que las conductas punibles y la gravedad de las mismas se ajustan a los criterios de proporcionalidad y razonabilidad, pues conforme su facultad discrecional se aumentó la pena sin sobrepasar la suma aritmética de las penas correspondientes ni los 60 años de prisión además la sanción impuesta fue por un concurso de conductas graves que atentan contra la autonomía personal y la seguridad pública.