Colombian hitman seeks to surrender and demands freedom of Cerimedo in Bolivia
Aldubar Silva Peña, wanted for the attempted murder of Nadia Beller, offered to turn himself in on conditions. He demanded safety guarantees and the release of Fernando Cerimedo.
Colombian wanted for attack on Beller sets conditions for surrender
The Colombian citizen Aldubar Silva Peña, wanted by the Bolivian Police for his alleged participation in the attempted murder of lawyer Nadia Beller, expressed his willingness to voluntarily present himself before the courts, according to elciudadano.com reporting based on Bolivian press sources.
Silva Peña conditioned his surrender on obtaining formal guarantees to preserve his security and his life. He requested that a judicial authority make those guarantees public and effective, and that it be defined which institution would be responsible for his custody and the location where he would remain detained. "I am not asking for impunity," he stated in his statement.
In a point he described as central to his letter, the alleged hitman also requested the release of a person whom he considers innocent, in implicit reference to Fernando Cerimedo, Beller's ex-partner. "I am also asking that a person whom I maintain is innocent not remain detained for acts that he did not commit," Silva Peña wrote. He also requested that his statement be incorporated into the investigation and brought to the attention of the Public Ministry and the competent authorities.
Beller, the victim of the attack, reacted on social media with a direct message: "The hitman wants to turn himself in in exchange for the freedom of his contractor. How much more is he going to pay him?". In a second post, she questioned the actions of law enforcement: "The Bolivian Police is a disgrace. Instead of going after the hitman, they are begging him to present himself under his terms and conditions, dancing to the rhythm that he imposes on them. Without a doubt, Cerimedo is still operating the Police and giving the directives to manipulate the investigations".
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