Four alleged members of the so-called ‘Clan del Golfo’ were prosecuted for their alleged responsibility in the murder of a social leader in Chocó

The defendants allegedly deceived the victim with the excuse of taking him to a meeting, and later shot him to death.

The Attorney General’s Office brought four alleged members of the Carlos Vásquez substructure of Clan del Golfo before a judge since they would be involved in the murder of the social leader José Isidro Cuesta Rivas on March 29, 2020 in Carmen del Darién (Chocó).

The people involved are: Yorles Javier Correa Arteaga, alias Mono Cuco; Onael Enrique Ramos Anaya, alias Chacal; José Elías Cortes Velásquez, alias Chalia; and Kevin Esteban Chaverra Gutiérrez, alias Risitas.

According to the investigation, ‘Chalia’ in the company of another person arrived at the Jiguamiandó sector where, through deception, they took the victim to the bifurcation in the rural area of Urada Baja of the same municipality. At this point ‘Risitas’ along with other members of the illegal armed group took the victim to another place where they allegedly  shot him repeatedly.

Information in the possession of the Attorney General Office’ hands revealed that ‘Mono Cuco’ and ‘Chacal’, commanders of the criminal substructure, were the ones who ordered the murder.

A prosecutor belonging to the Special Investigation Unit (Unidad Especial de Investigación – UEI) charged the defendants, in absentia, with aggravated homicide; aggravated manufacture, trafficking, possession of firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition; and conspiracy to commit a crime.

The judge imposed a prison sentence and issued the respective arrest warrants.

The Office of the Attorney General makes this information public for reasons of general interest.

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.