- Title: Colombia arrests five in probe of Paraguay prosecutor's murder
- Date: 3rd June 2022
- Summary: ASUNCION, PARAGUAY (RECENT - MAY 15, 2022) (REUTERS) FUNERAL VEHICLES CARRYING WREATHS PEOPLE CRYING AND WAVING FUNERAL VEHICLES VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CARRYING PECCI’S COFFIN TO CHURCH FUNERAL IN CHURCH, PECCI’S COFFIN COVERED WITH PARAGUAYAN FLAG
- Embargoed: 17th June 2022 21:38
- Keywords: COLOMBIA CRIMINAL STRUCTURE DRUG TRAFFICKING MARCELO PECCI MURDER PARAGUAY
- Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
- City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
- Country: Colombia
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,South America / Central America
- Reuters ID: LVA001262303062022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Five people have been arrested in Colombia for alleged involvement in the murder last month of a Paraguayan prosecutor known for fighting organized crime, Colombian President Ivan Duque said Friday (June 3).
Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, 45, was shot dead on the island of Baru near the Caribbean city of Cartagena on May 10, while on his honeymoon with his wife.
Colombian police said soon after the murder that Pecci's killing was likely related to his prosecutions in Paraguay, which often focused on high-stakes anti-money laundering and anti-drug cases.
The five accused people were arrested in Medellin, Attorney General Francisco Barbosa said in a separate video, adding the captures were the result of coordinated work between authorities in Colombia and Paraguay.
Pecci and his wife, Paraguayan journalist Claudia Aguilera, announced her pregnancy on Instagram shortly before the couple was approached by two men on a private beach near their hotel. She told authorities one of the men later shot Pecci.
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