Former Colombia intelligence chief ordered legendary comedian's assassination
Source: Colombia Reports
by Mathew Di Salvo August 14, 2018
A former top official of Colombias now-defunct state intelligence agency ordered the killing one of Colombias most beloved comedians, a court ruled Tuesday.
Just one day after the 19th anniversary of activist and funnyman Jaime Garzons death, former vice-director of Colombias intelligence agency DAS, Jose Miguel Narvaez, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars.
Possible state involvement is also being considered, with an army colonel with alleged links to paramilitaries being investigated for the murder, reports El Tiempo.
Narvaez was already in prison for his involvement in the spying on Colombias Supreme Court in 2008 when the DAS was reporting directly to former President Alvaro Uribe, whose cousin was on trial for ties to death squads at the time.
Read more: https://colombiareports.com/top-intelligence-official-convicted-for-killing-colombias-most-popular-comedian/
Earlier Wikipedia, Jaime Garzón, the murdered comedian:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Garz%C3%B3n
Jaime Garzón, wrapping himself in the flag.
Jaime Garzón memorial
Another Jaime Garzón memorial
A Jaime Garzón parade
Jaime Garzón, partially wrapped in the flag.
Jaime Garzón's car, after assassination.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)...and extremist paramilitary groups vowing to execute anyone who doesn't support them, I'm just so thrilled to be visiting there next week (due to unavoidable family matters).
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)Looks as if you won't want to be expressing a lot of digust about how the US-military/industrialists-serving fascists have taken over again, not until after the next election, at least!
Good luck, safe travels.
Biden My Time
(87 posts)It might give him an idea, if his brain is capable of ideas.