Young man who pointed a laser in the face of the candidate Francia Márquez at a rally in Colombia surrenders

A young university student voluntarily presented himself before the Colombian Prosecutor’s Office and accepted having pointed a laser at the candidate for the Vice Presidency of Colombia France Marquezrunning mate of the leftist Gustavo Petro, during her closing campaign in Bogotá, causing her escorts to lower her from the platform for safety.

The Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that in the last hours “An 18-year-old college student voluntarily appeared with his defense attorneywho offered excuses for what happened, and according to the young man did not measure the consequences of his actions.

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The university student stated during the interrogation that the To be He bought it online and it is for personal use.

The Prosecutor’s Office recalled that since the facts were known, it appointed a specialized prosecutor and a team of investigators who began the investigations.

Last Saturday, during an act in a central square in Bogotá for the Day of Afro-Colombianity, Marquez she had to be carried off the stage after a green laser coming from a building pointed at her face while she was giving her speech.

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MarquezAfro-Colombian environmental lawyer and activist, held a big event in the capital, at the “Fiesta del Vivir Sabroso”, where she referred to “nobodies” like her.

MarquezGoldman Prize (the Nobel Prize for the Environment) in 2018, has denounced several threats to “exterminate” her during the campaign, with pamphlets from the paramilitary organization Águilas Negras, and she herself was the victim of an attack in 2019 when she was in a preparatory meeting for talks between indigenous people and the government and was attacked with weapons and grenades.

The first electoral round in Colombia to choose the successor of Iván Duque will be held next Sunday, with the leftist Petro as the main favorite.

However, it is most likely that there will be a second round, on June 19, and he will have to contest the Presidency with the right-wing candidate Federico “Fico” Gutiérrez or with the populist Rodolfo Hernández.

Source: Elcomercio

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