The defendant would be the second leader of the armed structure that commits crimes in Valle del Cauca and Cauca.
The evidence provided by a prosecutor from the so-called Dirección Especializada Contra las Organizaciones Criminales -DECOC) (Specialized Directorate Against Criminal Organizations) was enough for the judge to send Diego Armando Riascos Angulo, alias Tura, alleged second leader of the Manuel Cepeda Vargas urban structure and member of the Jaime Martínez Front, which commits crimes in Valle del Cauca, to prison.
According to the investigation, the man would be responsible for several attacks against the public force. One of them was allegedly carried out at the so-called Pichincha military base, on April 4. According to information, ‘Tura’ allegedly coordinated a car bomb attack in Cali, in addition to supporting the resurgence of the Manuel Cepeda Vargas urban front.
Information at the Office of the Attorney General’s disposition revealed that Riascos Angulo would be responsible for recruiting young people in Cali to hand them over to the dissidents in Naya region.
The suspect was arrested during search warrants carried out in Santander de Quilichao (Valle del Cauca) pursuant to a court order.
lba Libia Esquivel, alias Camila was also arrested in the operation and was charged with illegal use of uniforms and insignia. This person was sent to prison.
A judge approved the arguments made by the Office of the Attorney General concerning the charge of terrorism brought against ‘Tura’ and imposed a prison sentence.
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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.