Valle del Cauca contractor assassinated in Cali after denouncing politician

Jesús Céspedes Montoya, a contractor for the Valle del Cauca government, was shot and killed on June 12 as he left his home in southern Cali. The 42-year-old worked for the Department of Institutional Development and was scheduled to finish his contract on June 30.

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I took a few days to calmly analyze what happened with your mediocre show at the Governorate of Valle, when you, abusing your power, exposed my name, my data, my integrity, and my document without any formal process in videos and publications that both you and your political group disseminated on social media.

Cali Metropolitan Police reported that the assassination occurred at 9:30 a.m. in the Mayapán neighborhood. The assailants arrived on a motorcycle and in a car. The incident is under investigation by both the police and the prosecutor's office.

Days before his death, Céspedes posted a video on social media denouncing a politician for allegedly abusing his power and exposing Céspedes' personal information online. "You, abusing your power, exposed my name, my data, my integrity, and my document without any formal process in videos and publications that you and your political group disseminated on social media," Céspedes stated in the video.

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To point out, intimidate, threaten, expose, and endanger an ordinary citizen who has no protection is not control, it is cowardice and has legal consequences.

He further warned that such actions were not control but "cowardice" and carried legal consequences, adding that he intended to pursue legal action against the politician. Céspedes also contrasted his nine years of work as a contractor with the politician's annual earnings, suggesting his own hard work was being undermined.

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You added up what I had earned working for nine years... I, working as a contractor for nine years, have not invoiced what you pocket in a single year, and I do work.