More than 80 members of the British Parliament reportedly signed a letter addressed to Colombia’s Prosecutor General denouncing irregularities in the trial of David Ravelo Crespo, claiming the accusations against the alleged murderer are “politically motivated.”
Ravelo’s supporters, however, have noted numerous “severe irregularities” in the trial. They point out that the conviction is based on the testimony of two convicted demobilized paramilitaries who, in exchange for testifying against Ravelo, received shorter sentences. A further point of contention with the testimony is that fact that one of the paramilitaries “is in prison as a direct result of Mr. Ravelo’s human rights work,” according to statements made by European human rights organizations.
Nuñez’s family has lauded the conviction.