Ivan Darío Pelayo
Year: 1995
Nationality: Colombia
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Puerto Rondón, Colombia
Press organization: Llanorámica
What's Ivan Darío Pelayo's story?
Pelayo, manager of the radio station Llanorámica in Puerto Rondón, Arauca, was killed by members of the National Liberation Army, a guerrilla group that has been leading an insurgency against the government for the last two decades. The guerrillas broke into the station’s studio and shot Pelayo as he was broadcasting a program. They left behind flyers that accused Pelayo of being an enemy of the people and a member of paramilitary groups.
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