The Attorney General’s Office prosecuted Jesús Daniel Gaviria Herrera for his alleged participation in the murder of the National Police subintendant, Francisco Javier Bertel Pérez, in facts that took place in Cartagena (Bolívar).
A prosecutor appointed to the so-called Unidad de Vida charged this person with homicide; and manufacturing, trafficking or possession of firearms (both aggravated behaviors). They did not plead guilty to the charges and a judge sentenced them to prison.
The facts took place on February 7th, when the victim was shot to death, while he was driving his vehicle through El Bosque avenue. The alleged hitman fled on a motorcycle that was waiting for him, apparently driven by Gaviria Herrera.
Hours later, the investigative work led to the location of the burned motorcycle in a wooded area of the Henequén neighborhood.
Gaviria Herrera was arrested by the National Police in compliance with a court order.
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.