Four jailed in Colombia for honeymoon murder of prosecutor
Source: The Guardian
Four jailed in Colombia for honeymoon murder of prosecutor
Gang members given 23-year terms for shooting dead Paraguayan anti-corruption prosecutor Marcelo Pecci
Guardian staff and agency
Sat 18 Jun 2022 12.32 BST
Last modified on Sat 18 Jun 2022 14.50 BST
Four people who confessed to taking part in the murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor who was on his honeymoon have each been sentenced to 23 years in jail.
Marcelo Pecci, 45, known for fighting organised crime, was shot dead on the Colombian island of Barú near the Caribbean city of Cartagena on 10 May.
The Brazilian prison gang First Capital Command, a major exporter of cocaine, was involved in coordinating the murder, according to Colombian authorities, who also said the crime may have be connected to international drug trafficking and “radical terrorism”.
A fifth person has pleaded innocent and a sixth remains at large, according to Colombia’s police.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/18/four-jailed-in-colombia-for-honeymoon-of-prosecutor
