The Attorney General’s Office brought two men before justice for being allegedly resposible for the murder of a citizen in facts that took place on January 21 in Cartago (Valle del Cauca).
The people allegedly involved are Jeison Granada Varela and Johan Alberto Romero Varela, who were charged with homicide and manufacture, trafficking, or possession of firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition, both aggravated offenses. They must serve a prison sentence by virtue of a court order.
The facts took place on a public road in Ciudadela neighborhood, where both individuals allegedly shot a man who was walking.
According to the Office of the Attorney General, the alleged perpetrators were riding a motorcycle as driver and passenger, and allegedly attacked the victim unexpectedly when he was walking toward a commercial establishment, defenseless.
On August 6, personnel from Sijin–National Police of Valle del Cauca carried out the arrest warrant against both men on a public street in the Siglo XXI neighborhood in Obando (Valle del Cauca).
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.