El País has learned of a preliminary report from the Armed Forces revealing the identities of 14 of the 19 people who died in an army bombing in the Amazonian province of Guaviare. President Gustavo Petro and Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez defended the military action that was supposedly directed against borrowed dissidents. Ivan Mordescu They publicly admitted that the fire had been opened by the presence of minors in the area.
The report, prepared by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, gives an account of the identities of five children, although forensics had already confirmed that seven were minor victims. This newspaper refrains from publishing their photos, but reveals their identities with prior permission from their families. The youngest is 13-year-old Karen Smith Cobios Miraña, who is originally from Puerto Santander (Norte de Santander), but grew up in the municipality of La Pedrera, Amazonas.
The other minors are Dani Santiago Leyton Cuellar (15 years old), born in the municipality of Fortul (Arauca). Denny Lorena Beltran Mendoza (16 years old), born in Tebo, Norte de Santander. Maicol Andres Pérez Avila (16 years old), originally from Miraflores (Guaviare) and Martha Elena Abarca Vilches (17 years old), from Puerto Leguizamo, Putumayo.
The others killed in the bombing were Francie Nonukudo Gomez (18 years old), from Solano (Caqueta). Harold Steven Villamil Villarraga (20 years old), from Bogotá. John Freddy Acosta Morales (19 years old), born in the municipality of El Ritorno (Guaviare). Edier Fabian Montaño Valencia (20 years old), from Policarpa (Nariño). Elizabeth Cuellar Rodriguez (20 years old), born in Armenia (Quindio). Faber Eliras Gamboa (19 years old), born in El Charco (Nariño). Yan Carlos Martinez Rivera (22 years old), born in Puerto Leguizamo (Putumayo). José Edilberto Beto Caso (31 years old), from Silvia (Cauca) and grew up in Bogotá. Xenofer Barbosa Pescador (32 years old), from Mapiripan (Meta).
According to the official document, the authorities are awaiting full identification and contact with relatives of four men and a woman. This newspaper was able to prove that the families of the minors have already begun to demand the bodies to honor their funerals and transportation.
News in development. There will be more information soon.
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