Ernesto Báez
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Iván Duque | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Ernesto Báez |
| Born | 9 May 1955 Narcotrafficking |
| Rank | Bloc commander |
| Unit | Bolivar Central Bloc |
Iván Roberto Duque Gaviria aka Ernesto Báez (May 9, 1955 – November 19, 2019) was a Colombian
Career
Duque Gaviria began his career as a member of the
AUC commander
After being released from jail Duque met with
Baez disliked how Castaño became the de facto speaker of the organization, and also had differences with another paramilitary and his affinities with Castaño, known by the alias of "Doble Cero" commander of the Metro Bloc, after the killing of two members of the BCB in 2002 in an internal cleansing. This episode led to Baez' decision to work closely with Diego Murillo Bejarano (aka "Adolfo Paz" aka "Don Berna") and Castano's brother Vicente Castaño. In 2004 Vicente ordered the assassination of his own brother Carlos and "Doble Cero".
During the AUC demobilization Baez was granted immunity and political status by the government of Colombia as member of the AUC and later surrendered under the Law of Justice and Peace of Colombia. He served time in a Colombian prison for paramilitarism until 2016. On November 19, 2019 he is reported to have died of a heart attack in Medellin.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Falleció en Medellín 'Ernesto Báez', exjefe paramilitar". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.