Witness in Odebrecht bribery scandal committed suicide: family

[Judi Lynn]

by Adriaan Alsema December 28, 2018


The family of a witness in the Odebrecht bribery scandal who was found dead on Thursday said that their loved one had killed himself, according to Semana magazine.

The death of Rafael Merchan, who was former President Juan Manuel Santos‘ transparency secretary between 2010 and 2014, was a “personal and autonomous decision,” his family reportedly said.

According to Semana, the family said that Merchan’s apparent suicide had nothing to do with his previous government positions that led him to become a witness in one of the most damaging corruption scandals of the past decade.

Merchan is the second Odebrecht witness to die within two months; key witness Jorge Enrique Pizano died early last month, three days before his son died of cyanide poisoning.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/odebrecht-witness-committed-suicide-family/

[WhiteTara]

1. That must be a hella scandal.

Corruption is everywhere.