Clodomiro Castilla

Biography

Clodomiro Castilla Clodomiro Castilla (died March 20, 2010) was a Colombian journalist, editor of El Pulso del Tiempo magazine and radio reporter for La Voz de Monteria. Castilla was a frequent critics of local government corruption in Córdoba Department. In particular, Castilla was known for reporting on Salvatore Mancuso, a local paramilitary leader who was extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges in 2008. Mancuso had strong links to local politicians and business interests. He had received death threats for reporting on the connection between local politicians and paramilitary death squads which operate in northern Colombia. He had bodyguards for two years. Castilla was shot and killed on March 20, 2010, by two unidentified gunmen while reading a book on the terrace of his home in El...

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