The political activist and former guerrilla Carlos Lanz he was kidnapped and disappeared by assassins and later murderedsaid the attorney general appointed by the ANC, Tarek William Saab, during a press conference from the headquarters of the Public ministry.
There are 13 people detained for the disappearance and murder of the former guerrilla and leftist leader. The head of the Public Ministry maintained that the case of Carlos Lanz it was even designed to make the Venezuelan State look bad and did not rule out new arrests.
Glen Castellanoslover Mrs. Cumare who was Lanz’s wife, revealed that he directly participated in the murder of the former guerrilla on Cumare’s orders, Saab said on Wednesday, July 6.
The partner of the left-wing leader ordered that the body should also disappear. «She was already obstinate in the way Carlos Lanz hindered her business. She handled games through Inces, “said Castellanos.
The Public Ministry released seven arrest warrants against Maxyorisol Cumare Sequerafor co-author of the crime, contract killing, corruption and association to commit a crime; Glen Castellanos Hernandezco-author, eyewitness and informer; Tito Viloriaco-author of the hit man and who was accused of conspiracy to commit a crime; Elis Becerraco-author of the contract killer; Jose and Elis Pinto Morenomaterial authors and association to commit crimes; Zaida Suareza comadre de Cumare as co-author.
One of the daughters of the Lanz Cumare couple and a stepdaughter of Lanz are accused of simulation in fact punishable and concealment.
The prosecutor stated that it was possible that Lanz was planning to turn his wife in to the authorities for corruption offenses that he had “just” discovered.
The details of the disappearance of the former guerrilla
The prosecutor stated that there was even an attempt to say that the disappearance of Lanz era a political issue. “This event was so thoroughly prepared by its material and intellectual authors that those responsible claimed to have the perfect alibi for the perfect crime,” Saab said.
The Prosecutor’s Office listed the evidence carried out by the police authorities and revealed that Lanz was taken from his home by a person known to him.
Maryuri Acevedo, a domestic worker with 20 years in the Lanz family, reported a hostile relationship between Lanz and his wife, Maxyorisol Cumare Sequera, manager of the National Institute for Training and Socialist Education (Inces), known as Mayi Cumare.
Castellanos stated that 3 months before the event, Cumare paid him $8,000: $5,000 for a pran and $3,000 for him. The ex-guerrilla was intercepted on the Yagua highway by two assassins—José Pinto, alias “fireman osa” and “Pedro basketball”—who tied him up and put him in the vehicle bound for the farm La Fortaleza.
Lanz was assassinated in the presence of Tito Viloria, a radical labor leader and friend of Lanz; and Eli Becerra, foreman of the Viloria farm; they shot the ex-guerrilla twice in the head. Lanz’s body falls into a grave located in the area between the paddocks of two neighboring farms. Saab revealed that what could be the remains of Carlos Lanz were found during a search of the La Fortaleza estatein Cojedes, where they found traces of blood and a garment.
The head of the Public Ministry maintained that the Carlos Lanz’s body was dismembered by the two hired assassins and the foreman of the farm to feed the pigs that were on the farm.
Who is Carlos Lance?
The leader disappeared in the morning hours of Saturday August 8, 2020 from his home in Maracay.
The fiscal general reported that the first expertise, at the beginning of the investigation, determined that there was no violent act linked to his disappearance, that his departure from the home was voluntary, and that there was no criminal evidence of violence in his home or in the environment.
“There are no witnesses, no prior threats or subsequent contacts,” said the official who stated that from the moment the complaint was received, the Public Ministry (MP) appointed three prosecutors with jurisdiction in Human Rights, Extortion and Kidnapping and Crimes. Common to carry out investigation procedures.
The government of Nicolás Maduro even offered a reward of 4,000,000 bolívares (888,888 US dollars) to anyone who offered information that would lead to the whereabouts of Carlos Lanz.