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Living in Peru
Israel J. Ruiz

Edisón Tejada Bravo, a 38-year-old tourism van chauffeur that was accused of running over a female police officer during this year's EU-LAC summit, is to be released from jail.

A Peru court ordered Tejada's release on Wednesday.

Lisandro Díaz Vigo, the other man involved in the tragic accident did not have such luck, however.

The court ordered that the 59-year-old taxi driver remain in jail while the case is being tried.

The two men were arrested and immediately detained in May after Peruvian police officers accused them of involuntary manslaughter and hit and run.

Prosecutors in Peru pressed charges on the two men after police officers blamed them for the death of Lady Anaya, a 22-year-old police officer riding with the Bolivian motorcade during the 5th EU-LAC summit.

Despite the testimonies of two witnesses in favor of the taxi driver and the release of a video that shows Anaya losing control of her motorcycle after she ran into the back of Díaz' cab, the 59-year-old man is to remain in police custody.

It is known that Anaya did not have any previous experience being a police escort.