Today's news: Attack on congresswoman-elect and electoral benefits
Colombia is experiencing a day marked by security incidents and the unfolding of the second round of elections. An attack was reported against a congresswoman-elect in Antioquia, while in the judicial sphere, a sentence was handed down for the death of a protester in 2020. Additionally, citizens who participate in the voting will be able to access commercial benefits.
The Representative to the House elected for the Pacto Histórico (a left-wing political coalition), Luz Verónica Estrada, suffered an attack in Urrao, Antioquia. The vehicle in which she was traveling was hit by gunfire, but the congresswoman was unharmed. On the other hand, during this election day, voters who present their electoral certificate and ID card will be able to claim a free coffee at participating Juan Valdez locations.
In the judicial sphere, a court in Soacha, Cundinamarca, sentenced patrolman Óscar Alexander Márquez Rojas to 18 years in prison for the homicide of a young Venezuelan man during the 2020 protests. Likewise, another officer was sentenced to 50 months in prison for tampering with evidence in order to divert the official investigation.
Regarding public safety issues, authorities in Itagüí, Antioquia, are prosecuting a man caught in the act for the femicide of his partner, Valentina Vanegas, who was an official at the local Mayor's Office. Simultaneously, in the department of Cauca, the National Army managed to restore traffic on the Pan-American Highway after carrying out a controlled detonation of an explosive device found in the El Cairo sector, in the municipality of Cajibío.
Finally, a case of alleged negligence was reported in Bogotá, where a man claimed he could lose a large part of his buttock after receiving an injection at a drugstore. According to the victim, the administration caused a serious injury that even compromised the femur bone, and the establishment has not provided a formal response regarding the incident.
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