Vice President of Paraguay: Prosecutor Pecci was reckless 1:00
(CNN Spanish) --
In the early hours of this Saturday, the body of prosecutor Marcelo Pecci arrived at the Silvio Pettirossi international airport, located in the city of Luque, Paraguay, from Cartagena, Colombia, the Paraguayan Information Agency reported on its website. .
Members of the National Police and the military band paid tribute to the Public Ministry agent, whose body was covered with the Paraguayan flag.
The act was attended by the Minister of the Interior, Federico González, and the Attorney General of the State, Sandra Quiñonez, the statement added.
The Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office reported in a statement this Thursday that a team of prosecutors and police officers is working with their peers in Colombia to clarify the crime.
He added that working mechanisms have been activated with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other US agencies.
The general director of the Colombian National Police, General Jorge Luis Vargas, indicated that they are investigating the cases of the assassinated prosecutor in search of possible perpetrators, according to statements made to the radio station La FM replicated on the institution's Twitter account.
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