The dissident head of the Second Marquetalia, alias Ivan Marquez was formally linked as absent person in the investigation for the assassination of the conservative leader, Alvaro Gomez Hurtado. The Prosecutor’s Office indicated that, since the resources to find his whereregardings were exhausted, the process will continue even though Luciano Marín – his first name – is a fugitive from justice.
“The legal terms were fulfilled to guarantee the formal connection of the investigated. Additionally, analysis and intelligence reports were obtained that show that alias Iván Márquez would be in Venezuela and would be one of the main leaders of the FARC dissident structure known as ‘Segunda Marquetalia’. In that sense, His appearance at court proceedings is not guaranteed.”detailed the Prosecutor’s Office.
Gómez Hurtado was murdered on November 2, 1995 outside the Sergio Arboleda University in Bogotá. The bodyguard José del Cristo Huertas also died in the attack. This crime was considered an assassination due to the political and social repercussions it brought.
By 1995 “Márquez” was part of the secretariat of the disappeared FARC. The Prosecutor’s Office linked the dissident to the process following in February 2021 the members of the guerrilla leadership recognized their participation in the assassination before the Special Peace Jurisdiction.
The hypothesis of the accusing entity is that Márquez might know in-depth details of the way in which this crime was committed. However, they indicated that other conjectures “are active”.
“Other hypotheses regarding the crime are active. The Prosecutor’s Office advances in a comprehensive assessment of the evidence collected to fully clarify the criminal act, “said the prosecuting entity.
Last May, the family of the dead politician presented a report on the assassination to the JEP and asked the special court to transfer the case to ordinary justice once more. Twenty-seven years have passed since the crime was committed.
Where is Ivan Marquez?
Ivan Marquez was one of the chief negotiators of the FARC before the Colombian government in the 2016 Peace Agreement. After a series of investigations once morest different ex-guerrillas for repeating illicit activities, the man deserted the peace process and founded – together with aliases El Paisa, Romaña and Jesús Santrich– the dissent known as the Second Marquetalia in
In August of this year there was news of Luciano Marín. After an attack once morest him, the Ministry of Defense reported that the dissident was being treated at a clinic in Venezuela.
“On June 30, 2022, Commander Iván Márquez was the victim of a criminal attack directed from the Army barracks and the Police commandos. Fortunately, he was unharmed, he only suffered minor injuries and is in good health, ”the Second Marquetalia reported.
