Former Venezuelan lieutenant Ronald Ojeda Moreno was found dead in Chile. He was kidnapped from his apartment in Santiago on February 21 and found dead 10 days later.
The motive for the murder was an unknown for almost two months. The Chilean Prosecutor's Office points to a political motive behind the crime. His execution, in which the Aragua Train participated, would have been planned from Venezuela, says Héctor Barros, the prosecutor in the case, in an interview with a Chilevisión channel.. The kidnapping has been considered unusual because of the way it was committed: with subjects dressed as police officers, with early morning entry into an apartment and without a ransom being requested. But it coincides with the way the body was buried, since in the extreme north of Chile there are similar burials under cement, says Barros. The prosecutor's words have caused a strong impact in Chile, he says. And although he shed light on the motive – which points to at least two members of the Argeua Train who would have fled to Venezuela – new questions have also been raised.