They denounce the murder of a native ruler in Valle del Cauca

Fernando Gómez, member of the Indigenous and Mixed Peasant Association (Asomic), was murdered in the village of Santa Rosa de Tapias.

The member of the Mixed Indigenous and Peasant Association (Asomic), Fernando Gómez, was allegedly murdered on the morning of this Saturday on July 7, in the village of Santa Rosa de Tapias, the municipality. of Guacarí, department of Valle del Cauca. (This might interest you: the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina have also joined the velatón for life)

The fact, according to early versions, was perpetrated by armed men in the vicinity of Pileta Pre . The information also indicates that in this area, besides the presence of several criminal organizations, the micro-traffic is also latent.

"He was a recognized leader (…) and directed social work with the community. We are in the investigation to find out what happened . 39, here we learned that he had reported no kind of threats against his life, "explained Noralba García, security secretary of Valle del Cauca, a radio RCN (Read also: ELN denies responsibility in the murders of social leaders)

This alleged homicide adds to a wave of murderers who appear in various parts of the country to social leaders and Human rights defenders According to social organizations, in the first half of 2018, more than 90 leaders were murdered throughout the country .

For its part, the Office of the Attorney General Prosecutor attributes this type of killings to organizations serving drug trafficking.According to the data of the body of & # 39; survey, violence between criminal gangs increased homicide by 6.5% in the first half of this year. (We suggest: They threaten the social leaders in full "Velatón")