Who was the prosecutor killed in Cundinamarca?

Violence shudder again to the country. On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 10, prosecutor Karin Sefair Calderón was killed in the parking center of the Las Palmas Shopping Center, located in Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca. The authorities already confirmed that the official was not alone at the time of the attack: a builder accompanied him and became the main witness of the crime.

The incident has generated commotion not only by the figure of the victim, who was coordinator of the Prosecutor’s Office in that city, but also for the circumstances in which the murder occurred, which still generate multiple hypotheses.

What is known about the prosecutor?

Research sources confirmed that Karin Sefair Calderón was in the company of a builder with whom he had a professional relationship. According to witnesses and security recordings, both were in the Las Palmas Shopping Center when the prosecutor went to an ATM. Minutes later, in the parking lot, he received several bullet impacts that ended his life. His companion came out unharmed and is now a key piece in the development of research.

The authorities have protected the identity of the constructor while the process progresses, and his testimony could clarify whether the murder was the product of an attempt to freight – a violent robbery after a removal of money – or if, on the contrary, it is related to the judicial cases led by the prosecutor.

Possible Mobile of Murder

Although initially it was speculated with a freight case, the background of prosecutor Karin Sefair Calderón opens another line of investigation: his work as a judicial officer would have generated enemies. As revealed by the investigative unit of Timeone of the files in his charge involved a judicial officer investigated for alleged threats and disciplinary offenses.

In addition, the Prosecutor’s Office has not ruled out that the crime is related to a high -impact case that the prosecutor would have recently handled. This hypothesis takes strength, since the hitmen acted precisely, which suggests a possible crime planned in advance.

Reward and security measures

In immediate response to the murder, the Mayor’s Office of Fusagasugá convened an extraordinary security council and offered a reward of 50 million pesos to whom it provides information to capture those responsible. The surveillance in strategic points of the city also intensified and the recordings of security cameras of the mall and surroundings are being analyzed.

Who was Karin Sefair Calderón?

With 49 years, prosecutor Sefair Calderón had a recognized career in the Colombian judicial system. He began his career as a senior officer in Cundinamarca and in 2009 he was appointed judge. He worked in complex regions such as Florencia and Puerto Rico (Caquetá), and also in municipalities such as Funza, Sopó and Girardot.

His commitment to legality and experience led him to hold the position of coordinator of the Prosecutor’s Office in Fusagasugá, where he led sensitive and high profile cases.

The murder of Karin Sefair adds to other recent events that have sights the safety of judicial officials in Colombia. In less than a month, several cases of sicariate have shaken public opinion, including the attack on Miguel Uribe, still unsolved.

The Attorney General’s Office has not issued an official pronouncement on advances in the capture of those responsible, but reiterated its commitment to clarifying the case and the protection of its officials.