A specialized Prosecutor’s Office in Arauca (Arauca) charged Gabino Carvajal Bautista, alias Franklin, alleged financial leader of the Martin Villa dissident front of FARC, which operates in the municipality of Arauquita, Arauca and Tame (Arauca).
According to the investigations and the evidence collected, the man would be in charge of coordinating criminal actions to collect extortions from companies in Pueblo Nuevo de Arauquita (Arauca) neighborhood. It is believed that on March 3 and November 28, 2021, subjects under the command of the defendant detained truck drivers for several hours in exchange for financial demands to the owners.
Due to these facts, a judge imposed a prison sentence.
It is important to point out that Alias Franklin has been deprived of liberty since June 2022, as he was prosecuted as the alleged perpetrator of the murder of Elith Sandro Viera Pernalete. Facts that took place on April 29, 2021 in the Pueblo Nuevo.
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The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.