Former mayor assassinated in southern Colombia

Police say campaign debt may be a motive
by Adriaan Alsema January 6, 2025

Armed men assassinated the former mayor of Mocoa, the capital of the Putumayo province in southern Colombia.

According to the National Police, two armed men arrived at the home of former mayor Elver Ceron on Saturday afternoon and opened fire on the politician and two of his guests.

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Ceron, who won the Mocoa elections in 2003 and 2011, was reportedly aspiring to run for governor in the 2027 elections.

The prosecution charged the former mayor with homicide over Ceron’s alleged failure to prevent a flooding disaster that killed more than 400 people in Mocoa in 2017.

The former mayor was arrested again in 2018 over his alleged embezzlement of public funds while Ceron was mayor of Mocoa.

Ceron was arrested for a third time in 2020 for his alleged involvement in environmental crimes in Putumayo, but was absolved of these charges last year.

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The mayor and his singer guest, both murdered.