The victims were having breakfast in a commercial establishment when they were attacked with firearms.
In a preliminary agreement signed with the Attorney General’s Office, Leonardo Yaruro Niño, alias Nene, a member of the organization known as ‘La R’, accepted his responsibility for the murder of three peace signatories on September 6, 2019, in Cúcuta (Norte de Santander).
Therefore, a judge sentenced him to 21 years and 6 months in prison for the crimes of aggravated homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated criminal conspiracy to commit a crime, and aggravated manufacturing, trafficking, or possession of firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition.
The evidence obtained by a prosecutor from the Special Investigation Unit (Unidad Especial de Investigación- UEI) indicates that alias Nene entered the place where the victims were having breakfast and shot them several times. Then, he put on a helmet, boarded a motorcycle, and fled the scene.
The peace signatories, identified as Milton Urrutia Mora, José Milton Peña Pineda, and Arsenio Maldonado Gamboa were fully accredited by the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace.
Leonardo Yaruro Niño was arrested in Venezuela after an Interpol blue notice was issued against him. In April 2023, he was extradited to Colombia and prosecuted. He remains in custody since then.
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.