Rodrigo Lara

Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (August 11, 1946 – April 30, 1984) was a Colombian lawyer and politician. He served as Minister of Justice under President Belisario Betancur. He was a known critic of Pablo Escobar.^[1]

Lara was assassinated, aged 37, in a drive-by-shooting in Bogota on April 30, 1984 by orders of Escobar because of his work as Minister and for prosecuting the Medellín Cartel.^[2]

Rodrigo Lara Media

Members of New Liberalism, c. 1979. From left: Iván Marulanda, Luis Carlos Galán, Rodrigo Lara, Nancy Restrepo de Lara, Gabriela White de Vélez, and Hernán Vieira. Galán, Lara, and White were assassinated either by drug lords or by the FARC.
Mac-10 submachine gun used to kill Minister Rodrigo Lara

References

↑ Associated Press (May 1, 1984). Justice Minister slain in Bogota. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/01/world/justice-minister-slain-in-bogota.html. Retrieved Sep 6, 2015.
↑ El Asesinato de Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (in es). Semana (1987-08-07). Retrieved 2010-09-29.

[NYT_1984-1] Associated Press (May 1, 1984). Justice Minister slain in Bogota. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/01/world/justice-minister-slain-in-bogota.html. Retrieved Sep 6, 2015.

[2] El Asesinato de Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (in es). Semana (1987-08-07). Retrieved 2010-09-29.

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