Francisco Bernate, the lawyer for the family of Jaime Esteban Moreno, a young man who was brutally murdered in the early hours of October 31, 2025, has issued a new statement after it was revealed that the 67th City Criminal Judge with bond management function sent Juan Carlos Suarez to prison for the murder of the Uniandino student.
Bernate said in an interview. FMregarded this measure as an important first achievement and stressed the need for justice to produce concrete results.
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“The preventive detention of Juan Carlos Suárez Ortiz is a very important first achievement. We have to recognize that the Attorney General’s Office has done a very good job in supporting this safeguard that this person is a danger to the community, a danger to the victim, and may be at risk of not appearing in court.said attorney Barnate.
Furthermore, Suarez said, “He will be imprisoned for at least two years because his freedom at the end of his term here is two years.”
However, as the victim’s lawyer, he commented, “I hope he is convicted, but the sentence cannot be less than 40 years.”
As the investigation progresses, the Attorney General’s Office upheld security measures against Suarez-Ortiz. At the same time, another person involved, San Victorino street vendor Ricardo Gonzalez, is also facing a hearing to determine whether he will be sent to preventive detention.
If confirmed, both of the alleged authors will remain in judicial custody, which Barnate says is a fundamental step, although he recognizes there are pending aspects of the process that still need to be clarified.
Barnate also drew attention to a woman in blue, identified as Yohana, demanding that she be formally involved in criminal proceedings and accusing her of inciting the assault.
According to Bernate’s interviews, the available videos clearly show his active participation, including naming Jaime Esteban and inciting attacks against him.
“What we know about this person is that the whole country was able to learn of his participation. What we saw in the video is enough. He is the person we saw in the video pointing at Jaime Esteban Moreno Jaramillo and inciting the assault. But what became clear during the hearing was that in the first attack in Oxo, this woman was not the only one making accusations against Jaime Esteban. But furthermore, he challenged Mr. Juan Carlos Suárez Ortiz to hit him, saying, “No, I’ve done a lot of kickboxing, but I don’t know what it is,” as if he were running away. Then Juan Carlos Suárez Ortiz told him, “Get ready, motivate me, and I’ll go kill him.”” Bernate said during the conversation.
He added: “What happened in the subsequent lawsuit is even more alarming because when she was captured, she was asked, ‘What do you know about the fight?'” and She said she didn’t know anything, that is, she left the scene and found a fight at the exit of the scene. If the video doesn’t lie, she was there at the time of the attack. But secondly, when asked where he lives and with whom he lives, he answers the address, the phone numbers of alleged relatives who do not exist, phone numbers that do not exist, people who do not respond. So let me tell you two lies here. ”
Bernert added that the disguised woman’s immigration status is irregular, as there is no clear record of her entry or stay. Bernert said this increases her risk of fleeing the country and makes her a danger to society.
Francisco Bernate said in the conversation that the backgrounds of those involved further complicate the case.
He said that Suárez Ortiz, who was once a student at Universidad de los Andes thanks to the Ser Piro Paga program, is now no longer part of the university and is in debt to the program.
He also explained that on the night of the event, Suárez Ortiz entered the event with Ricardo González, Fernández, a Venezuelan national, and his girlfriend. Berta, from Santa Marta. And Johanna.
As for González, Barnate questioned not only why Suárez Ortiz bought all the tickets, but also why he attended the expensive party as a street vendor. Lawyers say these allegations show that the investigation remains at an impasse.
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