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Parra Cubillos, 47, worked as regional coordinator of the Corporation for the Sustainable Development of La Macarena (Cormacarena), and was shot by motorcycle hitmen when he arrived at the offices of that entity, in Meta.
The murder of this environmentalist was confirmed by Ombudsman’s Office, on Twitter, and said that Javier Francisco Parra Cubillos he was “protector of Caño Cristales from his position as coordinator of Cormacarena’s actions.
In turn, the attorney general, Fernando Carrillo, said that defending the environment and the wealth of forests and jungles “has made our environmental leaders a target for criminal mafias.”
Defending the environment and the wealth of forests and jungles has made our environmental leaders a target for criminal mafias. We condemn the murder of Javier Parra, coordinator of @CORMACARENA in Macarena, Meta. His murderers must be prosecuted. pic.twitter.com/w5uORV2B0E
– Fernando Carrillo F. (@fcarrilloflorez) December 3, 2020
The governor of Meta, Juan Guillermo Zuluaga, joined the rejection of this crime and asked to protect defenders of nature from “the criminals who are devastating our environment.”
Caño Cristales, the Sierra de La Macarena and the environment are in mourning. Tribute to the invaluable work of Francisco Parra. Strengthen your family, friends and colleagues @CORMACARENA. RIP pic.twitter.com/MoBJBjuoFc
– Governorate of Meta (@GobMeta) December 3, 2020
La Macarena today dismisses a great defender of natural wealth. The municipality that welcomed Francisco since 2016 as the coordinator of the Cormacarena Regional, today pays an invaluable tribute to his commendable work.#Cormacarena #We areLifeWe areMeta #RepudioToral pic.twitter.com/mMLGpZfjzH
– Cormacarena (@CORMACARENA) December 4, 2020
Government offers reward for murderers of Javier Francisco Parra, defender of Caño Cristales.
In response to these calls for authorities to capture those responsible, the Minister of Defense, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, offered a press conference where he announced that he would increase the reward up to 300 million pesos for information that allows to find the murderers.
“This is a murder that hurts us, that hurts the region and Colombia, and that puts an end to the life of a man dedicated to tasks in defense of the environment,” Trujillo said.
The minister recounted the trajectory of Parra Cubillos and all the contributions he made in defense of biodiversity, and assured that he read the resume because “a man on this earth was killed, and he prepared to dedicate his life to serving the environment.”
“They killed a real leader,” Trujillo added at a press conference.
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