Cycling great 'Lucho' Herrera denies involvement in decades-old slayings in Colombia

Cycling great 'Lucho' Herrera denies involvement in decades-old slayings in Colombia

BOGOTA (AP) — Colombian cycling great Luis Alberto “Lucho” Herrera has denied allegations made by an ex-paramilitary fighter that the 1987 Spanish Vuelta champion was involved in the slayings of four farmers 23 years ago.

Cycling great ‘Lucho’ Herrera denies involvement in decades-old slayings in Colombia

BOGOTA (AP) — Colombian cycling great Luis Alberto “Lucho” Herrera has denied allegations made by an ex-paramilitary fighter that the 1987 Spanish Vuelta champion was involved in the slayings of four farmers 23 years ago.

As a cyclist, he became a star in his home country Colombia. Now we Luis "Lucho" Herrera accused of being the client of capital crimes. The 64-year-old rejects all accusations.

Lucho Herrera, champion of the Vuelta a España in 1987 and one of the great legends of Colombian cycling, is being investigated for participating in a case of forced disappearance and murder of four peasants in 2002.In particular, attempts are being made to find out if Herrera hired two hitmen to eliminate those peasants with whom she had a dispute over land.Judge María del Pilar Bocarejo, of the Fusagasugá Fourth Criminal Court, is the one who …

Bogotá. Former Colombian cyclist Luis Lucho Herrera, champion of the Vuelta a España in 1987, is accused of being part of an alleged plot with paramilitaries to assassinate peasants and appropriate their lands, an accusation he denies.

Luis Alberto ‘Lucho’ Herrera, an icon of Colombian cycling in the 1980s and champion of the Vuelta a España in 1987, is now facing charges for alleged links with paramilitary groups. A judge has ordered that he be investigated for his alleged involvement in the disappearance and murder of four peasants in 2003, in the municipality of Fusagasugá, his native land. The decision is based on the testimonies of three ex-paramilitars who, after accepti…