Everything about Alberto Santofimio totally explained
Alberto Santofimio Botero is a Colombian politician member of the
Colombian Liberal Party.
He has been
Minister of Justice, a two-time presidential candidate and a senator.
He was considered to be on close terms with famed drug lord,
Pablo Escobar.
In the 90's, Santofimio was arrested and charged with receiving money from drug trafficking in order to support his campaign for the presidency of Colombia.
He was released after serving a short term prison sentence.
The Assassination of Luis Carlos Galán
During the investigations about the brutal assassination of
Luis Carlos Galán, Santofimio was mentioned many times in reference to the planning of the crime.
On
May 12,
2005, Santofimio was captured by the police for participating in the
1989 murder of ex-presidential candidate
Luis Carlos Galán.
John Jairo Velásquez, alias "Popeye", one of Pablo Escobar's most trusted "henchmen" and head of the assassins of the
Medellín Cartel, alleged that Santofimio was partly responsible for the planning of Galan's assassination. Velásquez also accused Santofimio of having participated in the attempted assassinations of
César Gaviria and
Andrés Pastrana Arango, and in the planning of the murder of
Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (Minister of Justice in 1984).
On October 11th 2007 the court verdict for Santofimio was guilty as charged for his participation in the assassination of Galan, and he was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
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Also, Virginia Vallejo, Pablo Escobar's mistress once famous colombian TV broadcaster, has confirmed that Santofimio was the 'brain' behind Escobar's multiple murders.
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