He had received threats for the complaints made regarding illegal activities in the area.
Courtesy Carolina Azavache | He was 39 years old and was Coordinator of the Indigenous Territorial Guard
An indigenous leader from Amazonas state was assassinated this Thursday, receiving several shots, all in the head.
This was announced by the journalist Carolina Azavache on her social networks. She identified him as Virgilio Trujillo Arana, 38 years old, who was Coordinator of the Indigenous Territorial Guard in the Escondido 3 sector of Puerto Ayacucho.
He was from the Hüotüja indigenous people. The published information indicates that he received more than three shots. According to witnesses, the victim got out of a vehicle with other people, who shot him and fled the scene.
The indigenous defender was from the Sardinita community located at the headwaters of the Autana River.
The hypothesis handled by the security agencies is that it is a hit man, the indigenous leader along with his family, had been denouncing the presence of armed groups in indigenous territories for several years, as well as the illegal tracks throughout Autana .
This Friday the relatives went to remove his body to be taken to the funeral home.
The wake will be at the Amazonas funeral home and the burial at the Babilla de Pintao’ indigenous community on the southern highway #Amazonas pic.twitter.com/anWz6nNTa5
— Carolina Azavach (@CarolinaAzavach) July 1, 2022
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