Alias Caviche is accused of monitoring the victim and taking a photograph of his location to guide the men who shot him.
At the request of a prosecutor of the so-called Unidad Especial de Investigación -UEI (Special Investigation Unit), a judge imposed a prison sentence on Eduardo Andrés Melo Bravo, alias Caviche, an alleged member of the self identified ‘Comandos Bolivarianos de Frontera” of Farc dissidents, who would be involved in the murder of the indigenous leader and governor of Nasa, Phanor Guazaquillo Peña, which took place on December 3, 2023, in Puerto Asís (Putumayo).
During the investigation, it was established that two armed men arrived at the municipal cemetery located in La Danta area, on a motorcycle, and shot the victim 10 times, who was walking with his wife.
Alias Caviche allegedly monitored the indigenous governor and took a photograph, which he later sent to the hitmen to alert them about the place where he was and the clothes he was wearing, so that they could identify the victim.
For these facts, CTI investigators, with the support of Gaula-Army, arrested Eduardo Andrés Melo Bravo in Modelo neighborhood, Puerto Asís. The Office of the Attorney General charged him with aggravated homicide, aggravated conspiracy to commit crimes; and manufacture, trafficking and possession of firearms. He did not plead guilty to the charges.
Phanor Guazaquillo Peña was governor of the Kwe’sx Kiwe ancestral territory and councilor of Puerto Asís, and was also recognized in the border area with Ecuador for his determined defense of the rights of his community.
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.