Pablo Escobar’s former top assassin plans to run for Colombia congress
Source: Colombia Reports
Pablo Escobar’s former top assassin plans to run for Colombia congress
written by Adriaan Alsema June 30, 2016
The former primary hitman of slain drug lord Pablo Escobar, who was released from prison in 2014, said Thursday he plans to run for senator in the 2018 elections.
“Popeye,” who served 30 years for the killing of hundreds of people, told radio station La W that if FARC leader “Timochenko can be in the senate, so can Popeye.”
The FARC last week signed a bilateral ceasefire with the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos that will allow members of Colombia’s oldest guerrilla group to take part in politics.
Since leaving prison, Popeye — whose real name is Jhon Jairo Velasquez — has dedicated himself to becoming an political commentator on YouTube.
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Jhon Jairo Velasquez, right, with Pablo Escobar
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