Fugitive former congressman arrested for killing journalist
Fugitive former congressman arrested for killing journalist
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Nov 2, 2015
A former Liberal Party congressman was arrested on Sunday, four months after he was convicted for the 2002 murder of a journalist who had revealed corruption practices by the politician and his son.
Former House Representative for the Caldas province Ferney Tapasco was sentenced in June to 36 years in prison for the assassination of Orlando Sierra, a journalist from the provincial capital of Manizales who was the deputy director of local newspaper La Patria. However, instead of presenting himself to prison authorities, Tapasco went fugitive.
According to the police, the convicted politician was arrested in the Estrella neighborhood of Manizales early Sunday morning following a months-long manhunt.
The politician had grown a beard and, according to the police, had called in the help of a local witch to prevent authorities from arresting him.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/fugitive-former-congressman-arrested-for-killing-journalist/
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Ferney Tapasco [/center]
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Colombian Arrested Over Death of Journalist
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: November 02, 2015 04:33 IST
Bogota: Colombian police have arrested a fugitive ex-lawmaker sentenced to 36 years in jail for killing a journalist who had accused him of corruption, the government said Sunday.
Francisco Ferney Tapasco was arrested in the western town of Manizales, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said on Twitter.
Ferney Tapasco was convicted and sentenced in June for masterminding the 2002 killing of newspaper journalist Orlando Sierra and was tried in absentia.
Prior to the conviction, Ferney Tapasco had also been found guilty of having ties to rightwing paramilitaries.
More:
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/colombian-arrested-over-death-of-journalist-1238873
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Francisco Ferney Tapasco
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