Land restitution activist assassinated in north Colombia .
Land restitution activist assassinated in north Colombia .
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 17:00 Parker Crooks
A Colombian land restitution activist was assassinated on Tuesday in the northern Cordoba department.
Ever Antonio Cordero, a land restitution activist working with Fundacion Forjando Futuros in the municipality of Valencia, Cordoba was killed today at 6:30AM by two armed assassins on a motorcycle reported local media.
Spokesman for Fundacion Forjando Futuros, Gerardo Vega, told Colombia Reports that Cordero was killed while on his way to meet with land restitution claimants. "That we know of, he didn't have any death threats," said the spokesman.
"For us it is clear that the most probable [perpetrator of the crime] is among those who oppose the land restitution, those that come doing this type of assassination to stop the people continuing to reclaim (territory)." said Vega.
The spokesman added, "The majority of us have had threats and we have protection programs ... Many have had to flee or ask for protection from the state to be able to continue (working)."
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