In a symbolic act this Tuesday outside the Palace of Justice in Medellín, relatives and close friends of Miguel Ángel Castellanos Rojas they demanded justice for their case, after two years of being found floating in the river.
The 16-year-old lived in Comuna 13, was a ninth-grade student, a soccer player and belonged to the United Pentecostal Church of Colombia, relatives reported.
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“He left home today, exactly two years ago, and did not return, because some people wanted to take his life. He left and in Balcones de la Serranía, these people held him against his will, tortured him, kidnapped him for some hours and finally ended his life,” said Diani Rojas, the young man’s mother.
Human rights defenders and organizations such as Human Rights recalled the young man’s case on Tuesday and asked the authorities to speed up the judicial process, so that justice is done.
Today we change our profile picture, as a symbol of solidarity with the family and friends of Minor Miguel Angel, who 2 years ago was vilely tortured and murdered.
Today more than ever we demand justice for this case and that those responsible be convicted. pic.twitter.com/yDzrzyFk9I
— Human Rights International 🕊 (@HRI_ONG) February 8, 2022
“They bury him, twelve days later they dig him up and he appears in the Medellin river, without giving the family the chance to see him, but they did something very cruel to him, they ended his life for no reason, they simply made the decision. We are here crying out for justice, trusting in justice,” said the mother.
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Miguel Ángel had left his house, in the Floresta-La Pradera neighborhood, lower part, San Javier sector, western Medellín, on February 8.
According to relatives, he had an appointment at a friend’s house in the Belén-Rincón neighborhood, and was seen for the last time that day, around 9:30 pm, near a well-known supermarket in the sector.
Gangs known as the ‘Chivos’, the ‘Pájaros’ and the ‘Autodefensas Gaitanistas’ operate in the sector where the minor disappeared.
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