Colombia inquiry into deaths linked to trial of ex-governor

[Judi Lynn]

Saturday, February 7, 2009
Colombia inquiry into deaths linked to trial of ex-governor

CHRIS KRAUL in Bogota

THE SPECIAL prosecutor’s office of Colombia says that it is investigating the deaths of 10 people linked to the killing of a mayor weeks after he had complained of being a marked man to President Alvaro Uribe.

A spokesman for prosecutor Mario Iguaran confirmed the inquiry on Thursday, in a statement three days after the death of Greys del Carmen Tirado. She was the latest victim tied to the trial of former Sucre governor Salvador Arana, accused of ordering the killing of mayor Eudaldo Diaz.

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Dr Diaz (47), the mayor of El Roble in northern Sucre state, told Mr Uribe before a community meeting in February 2003 that he feared paramilitary groups would carry out their threat to kill him.

Dr Diaz had resisted the militias’ efforts to take control of El Roble’s treasury and health system for fear they would loot them, according to his son, Juan David.Dr Diaz also denounced Mr Arana before Mr Uribe, saying the then-governor backed paramilitary fighters.

Despite the warnings, Dr Diaz was kidnapped, tortured for five days and killed in April of that year. The mayor was on his way to a meeting supposedly to reconcile with Mr Arana when he was abducted.

More:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0207/1233867926411.html

Well, you've seen it again. Information regarding Uribe's ties to the death squad narcotraffickers won't stay buried forever.