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Dania Sharith Polo Solórzano

Age 43

12 May 2023
El Carmen de Bolívar (Colombia)
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TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2023/28-May-2023/Stephany Jama Cotto

Dania Sharith Polo Solórzano
Dania Sharith Polo Solórzano [photo: www.eluniversal.com.co]

Dania was a prominent LGBT+ community leader. She died in hospital 12 days after being shot in her home by two gunmen who arrived on a motorcycle.

In the municipality of El Carmen de Bolívar there is pain over the murder of Dania Sharith Polo, a transgender woman known as 'la Pola'.

At first it was said that the victim was with friends in a nightclub in the Las Palmas neighborhood when subjects on a motorcycle appeared and shot her. But her relatives confirmed that she was at her house when the gunshot attack occurred at 7 pm on April 30.

The victim was taken to the Hospital Nuestra Señora del Carmen, but due to the seriousness of the bullets, she was sent to a clinic in Sincelejo where she died in the early hours of this Friday, May 12. She was in the ICU for twelve days. The Police investigate to establish the motives of the crime.

'La Pola' was the leader of the Lgbtiq+ community in the municipality, organizing events and initiatives that sought to defend the rights of its members. The Affirmative Caribbean Organization ruled on the fact. "Loving, collaborative, creative, innovative and powerful: this was the leader whose life was snuffed out by violence in the Montes de María, against which we continue to demand forceful action by the State," the statement said.

A gang known as Clan del Golfo was subsequently identitified as responsible for Dania's murder. A year after her killing, six people were arrested.

A year after that murder, investigations by the Bolívar Police and the Prosecutor's Office indicate that the attack against Dania Sharith Polo was ordered by alleged members of the Clan del Golfo (Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia).

With the dismantling of a criminal cell of Clan del Golfo that threatened security in Bolívar, the National Police confirmed that it has clarified 20 homicides that occurred in 2023, including that of 'la Pola'.

“After a year of investigation, six alleged members of that gang have been captured for the crimes of conspiracy to commit aggravated crimes, manufacturing, trafficking, carrying or possession of firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition,” says the Bolívar Police Command.

These suspects, says the police report, had their criminal actions in the Montes de María region. “This joint work, which included spoken portraits, interviews, recording of security cameras, neighborhood work and monitoring, resulted in sufficient evidentiary material for the Prosecutor's Office 36 section of Córdoba to issue five arrest warrants against these alleged criminals” , added that institution.

Among those captured is Edinson Rafael Alvarado Terán, alias 'Asprilla' or 'Burro', 40 years old. This alleged criminal was for more than 14 years in the ranks of the extinct Farc guerrilla, in the 37th Martín Caballero front. He had extensive experience in military training and was currently serving at the 'Nicolás Antonio Urango Reyes' front for 5 years.

Others detained are: Cristian Camilo Crismatt, alias 'Barba'; Jorge Luis Gamarra López, alias 'Nico'; Carmen María Martínez, Jorge Luis Partida Partida, alias 'Tabaco', 25 years old; and Leinder Enrique Guerrero De Ávila.

The arrests were carried out in El Carmen de Bolívar and all those involved were placed at the disposal of the Attorney General's Office for the crimes of aggravated criminal conspiracy and illegal possession of a firearm. A judge of the Republic issued them a security measure in a prison.

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Report added: 15 May 2023. Last updated: 17 Oct 2024

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