Colombian authorities announced Wednesday that they arrested one of the suspects of the barbaric murder in early April transgender, whose martyrdom was released on social networking sites, causing indignant reactions in Latin America.

Sarah Miyieri, 32, was beaten and then thrown, with the ends broken, on a rushing river on April 4, in the Begio community (northwest), near Medellin, according to the authorities.

Video with transgender as he drowns, he experienced huge dissemination on social networking sites. The Fire Brigade was able to get it out of the water and take it to a hospital, but then succumbed to.

The President of Colombia Gustavo Peter reacted by condemning via x The “crime” of people of “ignorance” who wanted to kill “diversity”, an energy he equalized with “fascism”.

The accused “He will be called upon to be held accountable for the crimes of torture and homicide with aggravating circumstances”, announced yesterday Carlos Fernando Trianathe General Manager of the Colombian Police, adding that the alleged perpetrator is a member of a criminal organization.

He faces a sentence of up to 70 years in prison, the prosecution said.

The lawyer of the people (institution corresponding to the Ombudsman), with the responsibility of overseeing the respect of human rights, warned against the resurgence of the violence of this nature: At least 13 transgender women have been murdered this year, and in 2024 they had been murdered 31.

The independent authority spoke of 258 recorded violence cases with victims of LOATKI community+ last year, number increased by 23% compared to 2023.

The Prefecture Antiochia, sometimes a man of the Drug Baroness Pablo EskobarToday, one of the most touristy areas of the country, has been increasing a large increase in crimes against the LOATKI+community, according to the NGO Caribe Afirmativo.

Crimes of this nature in that particular county are almost ‘Half of the National Total’explains.

The murder again opened the dialogue in the country for the lack of protection of transgender people in Colombia.

Parliament is discussing a current draft law that provides for protection of their rights and to make the penalties for hate crimes against this community more stricter.