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South Colombia mayor arrested over social leader's murder
by Stephen Gill July 30, 2018
The mayor of a town in the south of Colombia was arrested on Saturday over his alleged involvement in the murder of a social leader last year.
Miguel Antonio Rico, the mayor Pitalito in the Huila province, was captured in the capital Bogota for allegedly ordering the murder of lawyer and social leader Luis Gerardo Ochoa.
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The murder of Ochoa comes as a wave of violence against social leaders, human rights activists and journalists grips Colombia.
Far-right group Aguilas Negras has vowed to “exterminate” all Colombia’s human rights defenders and social leaders, calling them “guerrillas in disguise.”
More:
https://colombiareports.com/mayor-in-south-colombia-arrested-for-alleged-ties-to-social-leader-murder/
