“Santrich” and “El Paisa”, outside the JEP 1:02
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The Colombian Police announced on Tuesday that two processes are being followed to capture and prosecute the former guerrilla of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC), Zeuxis Pausias Hernández Solarte, alias “Jesús Santrich” for videos that circulated on social networks that they contain "threats against journalists Vicky Dávila and Claudia Gurisatti."
In a statement released in its official media, the director of the institution, Jorge Luis Vargas Valencia, added that protection was offered to the integrity and life of both communicators.
Vargas also mentioned the video that Jesús Santrich had recorded in reference to President Iván Duque.
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He cited the former guerrilla in conjunction with Narcotalia, an armed group made up of guerrillas from the FARC dissidents, as the protagonists of the “threats”.
The director of the Police revealed that with the digital evidence, accounts on social networks were blocked.
Intelligence authorities are looking for locations of those involved.
Vicky Dávila thanked the authorities for their support and wished Santrich's early capture, while Claudia Gurisatti shared on her social networks the statements of the Police Director in which she referred to his protection.
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The Colombian Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) rejected and expressed concern about the threats in a tweet published on Wednesday.
They added that they are documenting the events and in communication with the National Protection Unit to assess the risk situation of the journalists.
"We request that the authorities act with diligence and protect the life and integrity of @VickyDavilaH and @ CGurisattiNTN24," they wrote.
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CNN has not been able to verify the location or date of the videos of the threats.
On several occasions, the Colombian authorities have stated that "Jesús Santrich" would be in Venezuela.
CNN contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the questioned Maduro government, but has not yet received a response.
Osmary Hernández contributed to this report
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