The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Monday night, October 9: We have taken urgent actions to investigate and clarify what happened to former mayor Daniel Quintero on the streets of Medellín this weekend.
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The old president He reported through his social networks that a Toyota truck trapped him in a taxi in the middle of a traffic intersection., while distributing political advertising. “He accelerated even though he hit the bumper to stop,” Quintero explained.
Both President Gustavo Petro and Medellín Mayor(e) Óscar HurtadoOn Monday, they asked authorities to investigate the behavior of the person driving the truck. person involved in the attack on the former president.
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“The message is responsibility. We will be on the streets, this will not stop us, we will continue because we believe that we are defending a just cause. All offers must be respectful and all candidates have the right to take to the streets. After what happened, Quintero said, “I am not a candidate, I am defending several candidacies that I believe in.”
EL TIEMPO achieved this Metallic pearl white 2023 Corolla Cross vehicle registered on EnvigadoIn the south of the Aburrá Valley, in April 2022. He has an existing SOAT policy with World Insurance Company and has a guarantee with a financing company in the automotive industry.
your owner He is a 32-year-old trader from Envigade, dedicated to buying and selling fruits and vegetables. and now there is a mobile phone business in a commercial arcade in central Medellín.
He has no criminal, disciplinary or police records. It is also not included in public officials’ databases. It does not have any contracts with government institutions.
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The owner of the truck, Daniel Betancur, in dialogue with EL TIEMPO, He described what happened in the Castilla neighborhood on Saturday afternoon From the northwest of Medellín.
“The place where I maneuvered was a very narrow street. This place was full of police and traffic wardens. He stopped the cars, gave them the steering wheel, and then slowed the traffic. When we came to the corner I had to turn left. I have to make sure a car doesn’t show up. The man passes on the right side of the car due to his job, and there is a taxi in the future that stops to buy a brochure, and that’s where the incident takes place.”Betancur said in a dialogue with this newspaper.
“Once we realize this, I roll down the window, hand him the steering wheel (which he still has) When I asked him how he was doing, he said he was doing very well and was continuing his campaign.. “We shake hands, I continue on my way, and he continues walking,” he added.
Neither the Police nor the Transit nor the guards who were with the former mayor at that moment They detained the man and did not hold him accountable.or she continued on her way to her mother-in-law’s house to go out for lunch, as she did every day.
“He put his hand down, which is a normal movement when you feel something approaching,” Betancur added. “It’s not like he crashed or I accelerated; of course, if I accelerated, I would hit the taxi seen in the video.”
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Man He assured EL TIEMPO that he has no affiliation with any campaign or political party.. He even emphasized that he had never participated in any elections in his life.
“I didn’t think it would turn out like this because we shook hands and at that moment I had the opportunity to help him if he was sick,” she explained, herself looking surprised and worried about the repercussions of the event. The whole situation happened.
Betancur said he began to fear for his car, his life and his family after watching the video posted Sunday night and seeing SOAT and other personal information posted on social networks. “I’m afraid for my life, my license plate, my ID, my daughter because I’m a father too. “I haven’t taken the car out since Sunday.”
The man told this newspaper after his statements on W Radio: Daniel Quintero called him and he agreed to meet with him.. The meeting will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 10, at Juan Carlos Upegui’s campaign headquarters.
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“This is turning into something serious that I don’t plan on getting involved in, Plus, I’m not interested in someone like me who has nothing to do with politics, and I don’t comment on things I don’t know about.. This scares me. I’ve never been in such a situation. I haven’t been able to sleep for two days. I am not working. Hoping to clarify the misunderstanding, the man concluded, “I have a lot of feelings that don’t agree with me.”
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