Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon asked Colombia’s National Police to investigate allegations that policemen are involved in the murder of a victim’s rights activist in Medellin Tuesday.
“The Vice President requested the authorities for an exhaustive investigation to bring to trial and punish the masterminds and perpetrators of this crime and to immediately grant protection to other persons who rightfully are demanding the right to restitution and return of their lands,” Garzon said in a press release.
Earlier, Garzon and the Organization of American States had condemned the murder of the activist. The victim’s family, that saw three of its members assassinated since 2001, blames the state for the murder.
According to Spanish press agency EFE, the 51-year old Ana Fabricia Cordoba is the 16th displaced leader to be killed since October when President Juan Manuel Santos announced legislation to secure that lands stolen by illegal armed groups are returned to the rightful owners.
