Paraguay organized crime prosecutor slain on Colombian beach
2 years, 7 months ago

Paraguay organized crime prosecutor slain on Colombian beach

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paraguay's prosecutor of organized crime and drug trafficking cases was slain Tuesday in Colombia apparently by gunmen on a jet ski as he honeymooned with his new wife on an island off Cartagena, authorities and their hotel said. Colombia's foreign minister and vice president, Marta Lucía Ramírez, said authorities were working to clarify “the motives and authors of this heinous crime.” A “high command” criminal investigation unit had been sent to Cartagena, Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano said. Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez decried the “cowardly murder” of the prosecutor and sent a message of condolences to his relatives on Twitter.

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A man is convicted in the killing of noted Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
3 months, 1 week ago

A man is convicted in the killing of noted Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco

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Trial starts over the 2022 assassination attempt of Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trial starts over the 2022 assassination attempt of Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

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Chile will ask Venezuela to extradite citizens suspected of killing an anti-Maduro dissident
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chile will ask Venezuela to extradite citizens suspected of killing an anti-Maduro dissident

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Prosecutors in Chile said Friday they plan to formally request that Venezuela extradite two of its citizens to stand trial for charges related to the abduction and killing of a Venezuelan dissident in Chile earlier this year, a case that has strained relations between the South American nations. Chilean prosecutors on Friday publicly implicated Venezuela’s largest criminal …

Ecuador prosecutor investigating gang attack on TV studio shot dead
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecuador prosecutor investigating gang attack on TV studio shot dead

Al Jazeera  

A prosecutor investigating an on-air attack on a public television station last week has been shot dead in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city. Prosecutor Cesar Suarez, who earlier investigated some other high-profile cases, was shot on Wednesday while driving, according to Attorney General Diana Salazar. “Organised crime groups, criminals, terrorists will not stop our commitment to society,” she said in a …

Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city

NPR  

Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city Enlarge this image toggle caption Dolores Ochoa/AP Dolores Ochoa/AP QUITO, Ecuador — A prosecutor investigating a dramatic attack on the set of a public television channel last week was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador. Thirteen alleged perpetrators have been …

Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president
1 year ago

Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

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How will the deaths of high-profile murder suspects tip Ecuador’s election?
1 year, 2 months ago

How will the deaths of high-profile murder suspects tip Ecuador’s election?

Al Jazeera  

Seven suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have died in prison this month. “All the were Colombian nationals and were charged with the assassination of ex-presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,” SNAI said in its press release. “If anything happens, they change their minds.” A tight election Maluk believes the fallout from the seven killings could weigh heavily on …

A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prison
1 year, 3 months ago

A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prison

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — A seventh man accused in the August assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was killed inside a prison in Ecuador’s capital, authorities said Saturday, a day after six others allegedly linked to the crime were slain in a different lockup. The prison system said in a press release that the man killed was being held at a …

Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail
1 year, 3 months ago

Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador’s President pledges to get to bottom of killings in prison of six Colombian suspects in high-profile murder. Six Colombian inmates killed in a prison in Ecuador were all suspects in the murder of the country’s anticorruption presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio earlier this year, Ecuadorian authorities have confirmed. They “are of Colombian nationality and were accused of the murder of …

Gunmen kill Mexico Attorney General's delegate to southern state of Guerrero
1 year, 3 months ago

Gunmen kill Mexico Attorney General's delegate to southern state of Guerrero

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Ecuador gang boss who threatened Villavicencio moved to high-security jail
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador gang boss who threatened Villavicencio moved to high-security jail

Al Jazeera  

A week before his murder, slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio had accused Adolfo ‘Fito’ Macias of threatening him and his campaign team Authorities in Ecuador have transferred the leader of a powerful gang accused of threatening a presidential candidate before he was slain to a maximum security prison. About 4,000 soldiers and police officers were involved in the dawn operation …

US accuses top Paraguay politicians of corruption, spurring probe
1 year, 9 months ago

US accuses top Paraguay politicians of corruption, spurring probe

Al Jazeera  

Paraguay’s ex-president and current vice president are under investigation for alleged corruption – charges they deny. Paraguay’s attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into the United States government’s allegations that the country’s former president and the current vice president were involved in corruption and had ties to a violent group. Attorney General Emiliano Rolón Fernández said on Thursday that …

Paraguay launches corruption probe of former president
1 year, 9 months ago

Paraguay launches corruption probe of former president

Firstpost  

Beunos Aires: Paraguay’s attorney general launched a criminal investigation Thursday into US allegations that a former Paraguayan president and the current vice president were involved in corruption and had ties to a terrorist group. Paraguay’s Attorney General Emiliano Rolón Fernández said a team would look into the US allegations that former President Horacio Cartes and Vice President Hugo Velázquez engaged …

Paraguay launches corruption probe of former president
1 year, 9 months ago

Paraguay launches corruption probe of former president

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Paraguay’s attorney general launched a criminal investigation Thursday into U.S. allegations that a former Paraguayan president and the current vice president were involved in corruption and had ties to a terrorist group. Paraguay’s Attorney General Emiliano Rolón Fernández said a team would look into the U.S. allegations that former President Horacio Cartes and Vice President Hugo …

Colombia extradites to US brother of powerful left lawmaker
1 year, 11 months ago

Colombia extradites to US brother of powerful left lawmaker

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Video shows suspects before and after Paraguayan prosecutor's murder in Colombia
2 years, 7 months ago

Video shows suspects before and after Paraguayan prosecutor's murder in Colombia

Daily Mail  

Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci wed journalist Claudia Aguilera in April and the paired traveled to Colombia for their post-nuptial celebration in May. All of the suspects except Correa pleaded guilty to the execution of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci in Columbia on May 10. Wendre Carrillo walks past the shop he visited where he rented the jet ski that he used …

Colombia extradites feared head of Gulf Clan to US
2 years, 8 months ago

Colombia extradites feared head of Gulf Clan to US

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Colombia ‘responsible for kidnap, attack and rape of journalist’
3 years, 2 months ago

Colombia ‘responsible for kidnap, attack and rape of journalist’

Al Jazeera  

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a ruling holding Colombia’s government responsible for the kidnap, torture and rape of a journalist by paramilitary groups in 2000. The court, an autonomous body of the Organization of American States, added that the state’s further failure to investigate threats against Bedoya in the wake of the attack violated her “rights to …

Wigged out: A Venezuelan spymaster's life on the lam
3 years, 3 months ago

Wigged out: A Venezuelan spymaster's life on the lam

The Independent  

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Ex-Colombian Soldiers' Arrests Add To The Mystery Around The Haiti Assassination
3 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Colombian Soldiers' Arrests Add To The Mystery Around The Haiti Assassination

NPR  

Ex-Colombian Soldiers' Arrests Add To The Mystery Around The Haiti Assassination Enlarge this image toggle caption Ivan Valencia/AP Ivan Valencia/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — The arrest in Haiti of more than a dozen former Colombian soldiers in connection with Wednesday's assassination of President Jovenel Moïse initially provoked shock and shame in Colombia and calls for swift justice. "There's no way Colombia …

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