The union’s spokespersons ask that the authorities recant to “clear” the name of their deceased colleague.
The rural transportation union in Buenaventura reported that one of the men reported by the authorities as member of the criminal gang ‘Los Shottas’ did not belong to that armed group, but was a worker in the transportation sector.
According to them, it would be a case of “false positive” in the midst of the most recent public force operation carried out in the Special District.
The transporters identified the victim as Orlando Ríos, a driver with more than 15 years of experience in the guild. “He is our colleague Orlando Ríos, an honest, kind, responsible driver; we worked with him for 15 years and he proved to be honorable. We reject the description given by the authorities of belonging to ‘Los Shottas’‘”, said one of the spokespersons for the sector.
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Likewise, they insisted that Ríos He had no ties to criminal structures. “We want them to retract what they said because our partner, Neither he nor we have belonged to any criminal gang; We provide a service to the community,” he added.
The statement came after the National Navy reported on a military operation against the organized criminal group ‘Los Shottas’ in which Three of its alleged members died and two more were captured.
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At the time, Colonel Carlos Andrés Castellanos Rivera, commander in charge of the Marine Infantry Brigade No. 2, reported the incident.
“(…), a military operation was carried out against the Organized Criminal Group (GDO) ‘Los Shottas’, at the service of the ELN. The action allowed five of its members to be affected, the capture of two of them and the seizure of war material,” he announced.
However, The rural transport unions requested an independent verification of the facts to clarify what happened and clear the name of his deceased colleague.
Source: Integrated Information System
