(CNN Spanish) –– The prosecutor of the Specialized Unit for the Fight once morest Drug Trafficking of Paraguay, Marcelo Pecci, was assassinated in Colombia, the Police of that country reported this Tuesday, adding in a statement that its director will lead the investigations of the event, which occurred on the island of Baru, south of Cartagena. Officials from Paraguay and the United States are also expected to participate in the investigations.
The prosecutor was on the beach with his wife, journalist Claudia Aguilera, when two subjects got off a jet ski and shot him, Paraguayan Interior Minister Federico González told CNN.
González confirmed to CNN that Pecci’s wife witnessed the event but that she is in good condition and is being cared for by members of the Paraguayan embassy in Colombia. So far the motive for the crime is not known, but the investigation is ongoing, said the Paraguayan minister.
For its part, the De Cameron hotel chain where the couple was staying confirmed through a statement that some subjects arrived on jet skis and shot at Pecci. The hotel chain repudiated the facts and said that despite the fact that one of its security guards was present during the shooting, he was not injured. They also said they will cooperate with the authorities in the investigation of the incident.
The president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, lamented the news. “The cowardly murder of prosecutor Marcelo Pecci in Colombia mourns the entire Paraguayan Nation. We condemn this tragic event in the strongest terms and redouble our commitment to fight once morest organized crime. Our sincere condolences to their families”, The president stated on his Twitter account.
Subsequently, Iván Duque, president of Colombia, He sent a message of repudiation for the murder of Pecci: “We repudiate the murder of the Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci in Cartagena. I spoke with the President @MaritoAbdo to express my condolences and agree on all cooperation to find those responsible.”
For its part, the Public Ministry of Paraguay and the state attorney general “strongly condemned the atrocious attack that cost the life” of prosecutor Pecci, through a statement. “We deeply regret the loss of our co-worker and extend our condolences to his wife, his family and friends,” he read in the statement.
The authorities indicated that from the Attorney General’s Office “actions have been deployed in order to provide containment and assistance to the wife of our colleague, and the pertinent contacts have been made with the local authorities, in order to assist in everything necessary for her safety. and family.”
Sanie López Garelli and Fernando Ramos, both from CNN en Español, collaborated with this report
