Alleged leader of Farc dissidents who would be involved in crimes against peace signers in Cauca was brought before justice

He is accused of ordering murders against people who refused to join the illegal armed organization or were against its criminal actions in several municipalities of the Department.

The Attorney General’s Office obtained evidence that shows the responsibility of Jhon Maro Gutiérrez Bahamón, one of the alleged leaders of the Dagoberto Ramos structure of Farc dissidents, in various crimes against peace signers in Cauca.

In this sense, he was brought before a judge and charged with aggravated homicide, aggravated conspiracy to commit a crime, and manufacture, trafficking, possession of firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition. The defendant did not plead guilty and must serve a prison sentence.

The investigation led by a prosecutor from the so-called Unidad Especial de Investigación (UEI) (Special Investigation Unit)  revealed that Gutiérrez Bahamón had ordered several selective murders against people who refused to be part of the illegal armed group and to intimidate the communities that were against his criminal actions in the Department.

One of the murders that was attributed to him is that of the peace signer Nelson David Montaños Márquez, perpetrated on April 24, 2022, in Miranda (Cauca). The victim was in front of a commercial establishment, when he was intercepted by armed men, who shot him several times.

Jhon Maro Gutiérrez Bahamón was arrested in La Plata (Huila), in a joint work with the National Police and the National Army.

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.