The investigator of the Truth Commission, Andrés Celisin charge of investigating and taking the statements to the maximum chief of the Clan del Golfo, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias Otonielbefore being extradited to the US, denounced that in the last 24 days received new threats once morest his integrity.
There have been nine calls in total made from private numbers (one even appears to be made from the Netherlands) that were made at different times and in which they told him to take care of himself.
“The intimidation has had the same pattern of behavior and they tell me what to do and to take care of myself. The calls have not been longer, obviously this was preceded by a lot of rudeness “Andres told EL COLOMBIANO.
In the records made by Celis and reported to the Prosecutor’s Office, they have that on June 14 he was threatened twice (10:04 am and 4:12 pm); on June 17, another two (9:08 AM and 5:50 PM, the latter from the Netherlands); on June 22, at 10:08 am, on June 24, twice (4:48 PM and 5:18 PM) and on July 1 at 12:26 pm
In addition to calls Celis told this newspaper that the monitoring and surveillance of his movements have not ceased, and that even this type of action is what helped them to break into his house on February 19 and steal the material containing the testimonies of alias Otoniel regarding his participation in the armed conflict and the tentacles of the armed group he led. .
The first intimidations once morest Andrés Celis came days following his house was broken into and the material was stolen, but following the extradition of “Otoniel”, they decreased a bit, until they intimidated him once more.
Commission sent letter to deputy prosecutor
The threats are knownFather François de Roux sent a letter, on behalf of the Truth Commission, to Deputy Prosecutor Marta Mancera, requesting that “all necessary measures be adopted to guarantee the integrity of Andrés Celis.”
In the letter, the Jesuit priest asked the investigating body for a meeting “as soon as possible between the Truth Commission and the Attorney General’s Office to learn regarding the progress of the investigation since April 7, 2022, the date of the last meeting. between the entities.
De Roux asserted in the document known by EL COLOMBIANO that the complaint was sent to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Faced with the latter situation, the investigator stated that he lacks protection measures and that he has opted for self-care, “as journalists do.”
