Paraguay
Derlis Maidana links the attack on the Ypané mayoral candidate to a possible political motive
The senator said the shooting attack against Gerardo Fariña would not have been an attempted robbery. The investigation remains open and the identity and motive of those responsible have not yet been determined.
Senator Derlis Maidana said that the shooting attack against Gerardo Santiago Fariña Saavedra, candidate for mayor of Ypané, would have a backdrop of “political contract killing” and would not have been a robbery, according to La Nación Paraguay.
According to that outlet, the Colorado Party leader was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday, when he was returning home after taking part in a campaign event. Maidana said he was able to speak with Fariña, who told him that three people fired twice at his pickup truck and that, after the attack, he fell into a ditch.
Still according to La Nación Paraguay, the lawmaker said the shots struck near the driver’s side and maintained that the attackers did not approach the vehicle, which is why he ruled out robbery as the main hypothesis. He also linked the episode to the climate of intense political confrontation in Ypané.
After the incident, personnel from Criminalística went to the scene to collect evidence and document the damage. The circumstances of the attack, as well as the identity of those responsible and the motive for the incident, remain under investigation.
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