2024-07-21 18:20:38
On August 9, 2023, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated. The Prosecutor’s Office is conducting investigations.
The attack occurred in the Exterior of a school coliseumand according to witnesses, were heard around 30 detonations.
Villavicencio was transferred to a clinicwhere his death was confirmed. During the attack, Nine people were injuredincluding a Assembly candidate and two police officers.
First investigations into the murder of Fernando Villavicencio
That same night, the Office of the Attorney General began investigations in conjunction with the National Police. Raids were carried out in several sectors of Quitoy Six people were arrested in Conocoto and San Bartolo.
On August 10th, the Prosecutors filed charges against the six detaineesall of Colombian nationality, who were prosecuted and placed in preventive detention.
Later, on September 7, others were arrested. Seven suspects in raids carried out in Pichincha, Cotopaxi and ChimborazoThese new detainees were also linked to the criminal proceedings and remained in preventive detention.
These incidents prompted an investigation into the actions of the National Service for Comprehensive Care for Adults Deprived of Liberty (SNAI)due to failure to comply with an order of transfer for safety reasons.
Development of the trial
On October 25, 2023, the appeal hearing on the pretrial detention of Carlos A.one of those involved, who withdrew the appeal. On February 28, 2024, the preparatory hearing trial against six people, and the judge called five of them to trial for the murder of Villavicencio.
Finally, the June 25, 2024the trial against the five defendants began, and the Prosecutor’s Office continues with the presentation of evidence where it has been presented new revelations of the murder of Fernando Villavicencio.
Are there any new revelations in the Fernando Villavicencio case?
The hearings held on June 25, 26 and July 1, 2024 at the North Judicial Complex brought new revelations on the assassination of the former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicenciowhich occurred on August 9, 2023.
Key early testimony was presented by the expert Daisy Toaquizawho played the recording of the testimony of J.P.A.M., and protected witness who had been part of the planning of the crime.
The protected witness reported that he worked for a leader in the Latacunga prisonknown as ‘Chino’also linked to the murder of Harrison Salcedo. According to JPAM, he met a Colombian nicknamed ‘The Gunman’ and knew that the goal was a political figure.
Despite pressure from his wife Laura C., who did want to be part of the murder, JPAM decided not to participate, fearing for his life. The witness mentioned that the threat from ‘Chinese’ continued and, after the crime, he had contact with an implicated person who revealed that the Villavicencio murder was worth 200,000 thousand dollars and was ordered by the Correa’s government.
Fernando Villavicencio’s security chief explained new details
Cristian David C.boss Fernando Villavicencio’s securityrecounted the events that occurred on August 9, 2024, the day of the assassination of the presidential candidate. In charge of security since 2022. The event ended at 6:00 p.m. and he heard screams of ‘sácalo’which struck him as peculiar.
When Villavicencio was put into the van, the detonations. The Captain crouched down and pulled out his pistol, but the Shots were coming from all sides. In the midst of the attack, Cristian informed Villavicencio to resist as they advanced towards a nearby clinic, where a woman indicated that the candidate still had vital signs.
By: EL COMERCIO