Alias ​​“El Burro”, alleged murderer of social leader Jorge Solano, is sent to jail

The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation reported that it achieved the prosecution of John Fredy Espinosa Álvarez known by the alias of Donkey and was sent to jail for the alleged murder of social leader Jorge Solano.

“The Prosecutor’s Office charged this person with the crimes of aggravated homicide and illegal possession of aggravated firearms. The defendant did not accept the charges and, by order of a guarantee control judge in Cúcuta (Norte de Santander), he must comply with an assurance measure in the Bogotá Model Prison “, assured the investigating entity.

Last Wednesday, November 11, in the Juan XXIII neighborhood of the Ocaña municipality, the Prosecutor’s Office, the Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dijín) and the Special Operations Group (GOES), in a joint effort, managed to capture John Fredy.

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According to the authorities, Donkey He had an arrest warrant for the crime of aggravated homicide Y illegal possession of weapons. It also had annotations for attempted theft in the city of Cúcuta, manufacture and trafficking of firearms and falsification of documents.

He is allegedly responsible for commanding a group of subjects who arrived at the home of the social leader and gave him several bullet wounds that caused his death.

According to Colonel Mauricio Rico, commander of the Norte de Santander Police, two armed men got out of a vehicle right in front of Jorge Solano’s house and they shot him several times and immediately fled the scene.

Samir Casadiego, mayor of Ocaña, in dialogue with Semana magazine, assured that the armed subjects knocked on the door of the social leader and, when he opened it, they shot him. In addition, the National Protection Unit confirmed to the mayor that the escorts were having lunch when the murder occurred. Days before the crime, Solano had denounced on his social networks a smear campaign against him. Too blamed false profiles, and the control entities that do not find the true identities, of the threats against him and his family.

Furthermore, in a letter addressed to alias’Pablo Beltrán ‘, member of the ELN Central Command, Solano asked that the threats against him end. He explained that they came from a man who identified himself as ‘Commander Carlos’, who recriminated him for “messing with his compas”, said information from El Tiempo. The man also asked him to appear before him to account for his actions.

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On May 18, as he explains in the letter, this man called him to assure him that, on superior orders, Solano had been declared a military target. This made him question why an armed actor should interfere in lawsuits against politicians and officials. He reiterated that, as a social leader in the area, he participated in processes to consolidate peace in the region.

Jorge Solano was a recognized leader and defender of Human Rights in Ocaña and the Catatumbo area. He raised his voice against political corruption, illegal groups and abuse by the state. Thus, had denounced alleged corruption in the Emiro Quintero Cañizarez hospital and irregularities in the Mayor’s Office. He also assured that Jairo Pinzón, manager of the hospital, offered him $ 40 million pesos: “I have not had contracts with anyone (…) Sir, Jairo Pinzón, you are involved in bribery”, He pointed out in one of the complaints.

The authorities offered $ 20 million pesos to anyone who provided timely information to find the material and intellectual responsible for the event.