After the murder of her brothers and the attempted murder of her mother, prosecutor Nancy Ardila cannot continue in her country. So, with the support of several international organizations, she manages to leave and fly to Spain. Here she is granted refugee status and, as paradoxical as it may sound, she is pursuing a master's degree in criminal law. With the help of university classmates and NGO volunteers she begins to want to rebuild her life. However, the fear does not disappear . In this episode, her mother, Isaura, has a special role. When everything seems to start to go a little better, the pandemic arrives and the health of her son, who stayed in Colombia, means that she has to take an emergency flight and face returning to the place she would never like to have been. to go out At least, not in that way.
The situation is very regrettable because, for example, due to the murder and threats or the murder of my two brothers, people sentenced to six years or 13 are already free . And yes, my feeling of guilt persists because my brothers were two innocent victims. Elio Fabio Whatsapp Database was dedicated to the chicken trade and left a son; and my other brother Jon Jairo was also dedicated to formal commerce and left two minor children. So the two of them did not have to have paid for having fulfilled that function in the Prosecutor's Office. "I was willing to die and fulfill that role, but I was not willing to subject my family to these losses ," says Nancy in this episode, still corroded by guilt.
If you went back, would you choose to be a prosecutor again?, he is asked - I think so because that, as I said, is in my blood, it was a job that I carried out with a lot of love . Only that I would take protective measures for my family and not have put them at risk.
The current situation of Nancy Ardila
During the two years that have passed since the interviews that are part of this podcast were recorded, the former prosecutor and her family have received medical attention to overcome the psychological consequences left by the murders.
At this moment, Nancy is awaiting a ruling in a lawsuit filed against the Colombian State, "specifically against the Attorney General's Office and the National Police corresponding to direct reparation for material and moral damages on the occasion of the murder of my brothers." , who have left minor children orphaned.
In a statement sent in recent days, she points out that, in January 2023, one of the hitmen was murdered during the prison leave with which he left prison for a few days. Last March, one more person was arrested in connection with the murders of her brothers and there are several more identified.
His entire family lives in hiding, some of them suffer from mental health problems derived from the emotional situation to which they have been subjected. " The fear is constant , especially that violence is constant in this country," says Nancy. To survive, they have the support of Fasol, a cooperation fund for judges in Colombia and some donations at the individual level.