Edmundo Rada

Edmundo Rada
Sucre Municipality Councilman
Personal details
Died(2019-10-17)17 October 2019
Caracas
PartyPopular Will

Edmundo Rafael Rada Ángulo, conocido como Pipo,[1][2] (died 16 October 2019) was a Venezuelan politician who served as councilman for the Popular Will party for Petare, in the Sucre Municipality of State Miranda del Distrito of Caracas.[2] Rada, went missing on 16 October 2019 and was found dead The next day, on the edge of one of the roads of Petare Santa Lucía-Urbanización: Guicoco in Petare, burned and with two shots in the back of his neck.

Career

Rada, was known as a social leader who spearheaded the organization of community kitchens, recuperación de espacios deportivos, logró crear mediante consulta pública y las unidades educativas del Municipio Sucre la Bandera Municipal. Creo el primer Concejo Municipal Infatil y de igual forma creo redes municipales y comandos en diferentes sectores, también logró activar programas de atención inmediatas en conjunto con la gestión del alcalde del municipio en las cinco parroquias que lo conforman dando voz y participación a las comunidades y líderes populares.[3] He was an active member been a member of Popular Will since the party was founded, according to Leopoldo López.[4]

Disappearance and death

Rada was reported missing on October 16, 2019. His body was found on the next day on the side of the road out of Petare,[1] burned and with two shots in the back of his neck, after he was reported missing the day before.[3] 2019 Venezuelan president and leader of the Popular Will party Juan Guaidó declared that Rada's death was "a murder [committed by] the dictatorship" (i.e. forces loyal to Maduro) and that "there are clear indications that the cause [was] political", suspecting that the crime was committed by the Special Action Forces (FAES). Guaidó noted that Rada was murdered on the same day that Venezuela was elected as member of the United Nations Human Rights Council.[3][5] Rada's family gave public statements only to Colombian networks, reporting that Rada had fears of the FAES coming after him after they took photographs of him at a protest in late September.[1]

His funeral was held in "Barrio Unión" de Petare,sector "vuelta del beso" and he is interred at the Caracas East Cemetery The Guarita.[1] His body was identified and recovered from the Bello Monte morgue by his family, son and fellow politicians[2] On Friday 18 October, the Spanish government condemned the "cruel murder" of a politician.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Guerrero, Sandra (2019-10-18). "El hermano de Edmundo Rada no descarta ninguna hipótesis en ese caso". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Familiares exigen justicia por el asesinato del ex-concejal Edmundo Rafael Rada Ángulo". El Universal (in Spanish). 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Venezuela: el cuerpo del opositor Edmundo Rada apareció calcinado el 80% y con evidencia de dos impactos de arma de fuego a nivel de la nuca.(Cuello) envuelto en sábanas ya quemadas y con la cabeza cubierta" (in Spanish). La Nación. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ "El mensaje de Leopoldo López tras la muerte de Edmundo "Pipo" Rada: "Fue un asesinato políticamente motivado"". Infobae (in European Spanish). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  5. ^ "Venezuela wins seat on U.N. rights council despite U.S. opposition". Reuters. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  6. ^ "Spain condemns murder of Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Rada". The Diplomat in Spain. 2019-10-19. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
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