Cesar’s hot capital, Valledupar, is the epicenter of the double escape that has stunned many parts of the country. It reveals the Gnecco, one of the most powerful and questioned political castes on the coast.
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Kept confidential for at least 48 hours A special team from the prosecutor’s office took on the task of capturing Cielo Gnecco Cerchiario, the sister, mother and sister-in-law of the last governors of that department and the godmother of the most popular candidate. -according to the polls- she will take over this position in the October 29 elections: Elvia Sanjuan.
But for the first time, EL TIEMPO revealed not only the arrest warrant against ‘doña Cielo’ – as they called with fear and respect – but also the following fact: She went from being the most influential woman in the area to a fugitive from justice.
Gnecco, 85 years old, He is the leader of a clan whose members have been involved in the political arena and judicial courts for decades due to corruption and links to paramilitary forces..
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His brother Jorge Gnecco was accused by former paramilitary chief Salvatore Mancuso of “encouraging the arrival of paramilitaryism in Cesar”.”. Son of former Governor Luis Alberto Monsalvo Gnecco indicted for corruption by the Supreme CourtOn the same Tuesday, this newspaper revealed the arrest warrant against the so-called ‘Cacica’.
And also Cesar’s brother, former governor Lucas Segundo Gnecco Cerciaro found guilty of irregularities in the implementation of five contracts public works.
Decision to capture the matron of the Gnecco clan Alberto Ramírez Parra, prosecutor assigned to the Valledupar Court. This annulled a decision last January in which they refrained from suing him and was appealed by Martín Emilio Botero Duque.prosecutor 177 criminal justice II.
Charges classified as crimes against humanity They kidnap people for ransom and commit aggravated murder. The victims were two government contractors He said they would refuse to pay 2.5 billion pesos (in 2002).
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Again, Those close to the Gneccos told EL TIEMPO that the strings of the case were being pulled by a powerful Caesarean politician who had reached high places. on a national level and with a visceral hatred towards them.
The concrete thing is that Local sources assure that there was a leak of information about the capture operation, which led to a second leak: it belonged to Cielo Gnecco.
“Seems like, The capture was planned to take place on Saturday, October 7, as it was known that he would attend a march in favor of the governor candidate.. However, given the risk of repeating the incident in which the former governor of La Guajira Francisco, ‘Kiko’ Gómez, was attacked by supporters and bodyguards of judicial officials, local support was requested,” an informed source told this newspaper.
It is now believed that Some “local operators” warned of the arrival of CTI agents and the operation was frustrated.
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And also, Plan to catch him at his luxurious home in the Novalito neighborhood, where he has a group of bodyguards and dozens of cameras canceled the plan.
However, there is one fact that worries the authorities: A person close to the aforementioned ‘Cacica’ managed to send a WhatsApp message saying that Cielo Gnecco had been captured..
EL TIEMPO had access to the message. Another followed where they warned that something had happened.
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What is known is Gnecco has gone from ‘chief’ to fugitive and has already spent a week on the run from justice. Local sources say this out of sympathy and loyaltyand others out of fear, several families gave him protection through a network of estates where he hid.
It is said that this may be possible He jumped from a farm on the outskirts of Valledupar to La Guajira and even to Venezuela.
Meanwhile, It is known that his team of lawyers is working on the legal path forward. This includes requesting that the decision of the prosecutor who issued the arrest order be checked for legality.
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The main argument is It is arbitrary to give credence to the testimony of former paramilitary Julio Manuel Argumedo, alias Gabino.‘Accusing Cacica of ordering the kidnapping and murder of Government contractors.
It is known that A special CTI group is looking for him and it is stated that even delivery is being considered.For those close to us, this is an overlooked path.
Meanwhile, The arrest warrant against Gnecco intensified the election race.
Leaflets began to be distributed against vallenato singer ‘Poncho’ Zuleta, father of gubernatorial candidate Claudia Margarita ZuletaIt ranks second in the polls.
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in flyers They point out links to illegal groups and even massacres.
It emerged in parallel A video in which the brother of one of the contractors supposedly killed on the orders of Cielo Gnecco defends him.
“What’s going on for me It’s something they did against him to hinder his politics, because he has a winning political career, he deserves the votes he gets. (…) We are ready to do whatever it takes for Cielo because this has nothing to do with my brother’s death,” he says.
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Those close to ‘Cacica’s defense assure that it is unlikely that the currently fugitive will surrender. And the appreciation towards him is full of inconsistencies and contradictions: “In 2002, paramilitary forces killed a brother. Now they began to say that he was their ally and was giving them orders. “This is a trap.”
Julio Manuel Argumedo, Nicknamed Gabino, he is Cielo Gnecco’s main witness. He claims that two contractors from the Cesar Government were kidnapped and killed on his orders.: Jairo Hernández Hinojosa and Carlos Mendoza Guerra.
They disappeared in April 2002 and The AUC’s ‘Mártires del Cesar’ front was held responsible. In a video that began to circulate in the last few hours, Carlos Hernández, the brother of one of the victims, tells his story.
(See all articles from EL TIEMPO Investigation Unit here)
“I was talking to ’39’ and what he wanted from me was to take him to Cielo to free my brother. I told him: ‘This is impossible, I know Cielo, we care about each other very much.’ (…) Then he asked me for money to release him,” he said. And he added: “Heaven has absolutely nothing to do with my brother’s death (…).”
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