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Montevideo, July 3rd 2024 - 13:38 UTC

Tag: Colombia Prisons

  • Friday, May 17th 2024 - 12:19 UTC

    Colombian prison director gunned down by hitmen

    Col. Fernández had been threatened before. He retired from the Colombian police in 2017

    Retired Colombian Colonel Elmer Fernández, director of the La Modelo prison in Bogotá, was gunned down by hitmen Thursday, Justice Minister Nestor Osuna confirmed. The assassination was carried out down a national road north of the country's capital, it was explained. Fernández was not driving his vehicle.