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Former mayor shot dead in central Colombia during election campaign
Authorities said the killings could weaken political participation as candidates campaign under heavy security and amid death threats.
- On Saturday, gunmen killed Rogers Devia, a former mayor of Cubarral and campaign coordinator for presidential candidate Abelardo de La Espriella, in a rural area of the city.
- Devia's killing and that of his staffer Eder Cardona occurred amid ongoing conflict in Meta, a region disputed by the FARC, the National Liberation Army, and the Clan del Golfo.
- Interior Minister Armando Benedetti stated investigators do not know why Devia was attacked, while police recently stopped an attack against a staffer for presidential candidate Paloma Valencia in Cubarral.
- The Public Defender said the killings could hurt "the exercise of political rights and democratic participation" ahead of Colombia's presidential elections, which take place on May 31.
- At least half a dozen candidates are competing in the election, where a run-off will occur in June if no candidate secures 50% of the vote.
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The coordinator of the presidential campaign of the ultra-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella in the Colombian town of Cubarral, former mayor Rogers Mauricio Devia...
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