In 48 hours, the Office of the Attorney General charged and brought to justice the alleged members of organizations linked to crimes that took place in Valle del Cauca, Antioquia, and Caquetá.
As part of the strategy established by the Office of the Attorney General of providing access to justice in territories and prioritizing cases that affect communities in the regions, the Special Investigation Unit launched a judicial event (a day) to clarify several crimes against human rights defenders, and prosecute those people responsible.
The proceedings were carried out in municipalities of the Departments of Valle del Cauca, Antioquia and Caquetá for two days and thanks to the evidence obtained by prosecutors, CTI and National Police, several members of the criminal structures such as the so-called ‘Clan del Golfo’ and residual groups were charged.
An investigation for a double murder is carried out in Valle del Cauca
Duván Mauricio Domínguez, a member of a drug trafficking network in Palmira (Valle del Cauca) known as ‘Los 300’, engaged in the retail distribution of drugs, will be brought before a supervisory judge. This person would be involved in the murder of the human rights defenders: Jhonatan Borja Pérez, a former candidate to the Mayor´s Office of Candelaria; and Iván Giraldo Fúquene, former candidate to the Council of that municipality.
The offense took place on January 31, in a neighborhood named Betania de Comfandi in Palmira (Valle del Cauca). For these facts, the Office of the Attorney General will charge the detainee for the crimes of aggravated murder, and manufacture, trafficking, or possession of firearms.