Son of Orlando Jorge Mera does not know the motive for the murder

Deputy Orlando Jorge Villegas He said that he does not know the reasons that Fausto Miguel de Jesús Cruz de la Mota would have had to kill his father, the Minister of the Environment, Orlando Jorge Mera.

“I don’t know what went through his head,” Villegas said, confirming that the aggressor was a great personal friend of his father’s throughout his life and that they had no conflict.

“I knew that person since I was born; that person’s father, when my grandfather (Salvador Jorge Blanco) was president, was head of the Air Force, that is, he was a person well known to my family since my grandparents,” Jorge said. Villegas.

He indicates that Miguel frequently visited his father, like many people, because his father’s office was always easily accessible, indicating that his father was never given to having much security, despite the fact that he himself had recommended that he protect himself .

“My father didn’t see evil in people. I remember when. Through his function, Colonel Palavé was arrested, I told him look, put on a security that is that here you do not know what you are dealing with, “he said.

He reiterated that he forgives Miguel Cruz because his family is not rancorous and has been able to forgive in the face of different circumstances that they have had to overcome.

“He was a person who didn’t hold a grudge at all and sometimes there were people you knew who had made mistakes and messed up, and he said, everyone deserves a second chance,” he said.

He maintained that they still know few details of the incident and the investigations, but he trusts that the justice system will act in the appropriate way in this case.

Jorge Villegas spoke on his way out of a body mass present that was officiated at Orlando Jorge Mera at the National Palace, following which he thanked the media for covering everything that happened around the loss of his father.

Graduated in Social Communication with a mention in journalism from the UASD. He more than 11 years working in various media, television, radio and writing.