On July 27, several passengers in the El Dorado International Airportfrom Bogotá, they witnessed as a man assaulted a woman in the waiting room 9 of terminal 1.
The victim of this fact She was a contractor of the Capital District and a reputed lawyer. He was waiting for Avianca’s 9533 flight to the city of Cali, when he was attacked.
(Further: New details of the case of the young man who operated air control in El Dorado).
According to several videos of the facts to which the newspaper El Tiempo could access, the moment is observed
in which the man approaches the lawyer and, after a strong crossing of words, throws his cell phone and tips him a strong blow to his face.
“I went to Cali, but I needed to finish some things about my work on the computer. Upon arriving at the waiting room everything was completely full and I only see an empty chair. I had no bag or garment to indicate that I was busy and sat. A few minutes later a woman who was by my side tells me that this chair is from her husband and I replied that she was empty“The victim told the newspaper.
And he added: “When I am calling my things, a man approaches to threaten me and says: ‘He gets up or lifted.’ And he started shouting at someone to call the police. I kept working and I did not take off in front of me. The Lord passes the phone to a young woman who was behind and tells him to record him that he will tell me three things and that is when he hit my hand, the phone ra on me and hit me a strong blow to my face and head. From the magnitude of the impact, the arete started“
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The victim of the fact said that Several passengers increasing the aggressor until they were retired by police officers.
District spoke
The Bogotá Tourism Office He pronounced in front of the fact, mentioning that he rejects in a way “cutting“The aggression committed at the El Dorado International Airport.
“This fact of physical and symbolic violence not only violates the rights of a citizen, but attempts against the fundamental principles of our city: respect, equity and full guarantee of women’s rights“, said.
From @Bogota We emphatically reject the aggression committed by a tourist to a woman in @Bog_eldorado. This fact of violence not only violates women’s rights, but attempts against the fundamental principles of our city.
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– Bogotá Tourism (@Bogota_turismo) July 30, 2025
Likewise, the district acknowledged “serious institutional failures in the attention to the victim“.”As reported by his defense, basic protocols such as the purple line were not activated, there was no psychosocial accompaniment or institutional presence of responsible entities such as the Women’s Secretariat. The victim was even transferred in the same vehicle as the aggressor, which constitutes an unacceptable revictimization“
“What happened is not an isolated case, it is a symptom of something that we must eradicate from all sectors, including tourism. Bogotá must be a safe place for all women, and we will not tolerate even more aggression“He said Katherine Eslava, Deputy Director of Development and Competitiveness of the Bogotá Tourism Office.
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The Bogotá Tourism Office reported that it will convene an inter -institutional work table with the Women’s Secretariat, the Ministry of Security, the Tourism Police and the El Dorado Airport To review and strengthen women’s care protocols victims of violence in tourist spaces.
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