Lucho Herrera responds to murder accusations: "I have never belonged to a criminal organisation"
CyclingTuesday, 22 April 2025 at 17:00
On Monday, April 21, Colombian cycling legend Lucho Herrera was accused by a protected witness as a participant in a disappearance and murders that occurred in 2002. The former winner of the Vuelta a España has spoken out on the matter, with the publication of an official statement in which he denies these accusations.
Lucho Herrera's statement
"On Sunday, April 20, through the Noticias Uno newscast, I was informed of a decision adopted by a criminal judge of the Fusagasugá circuit, in which copies were ordered to the Attorney General's Office to investigate my alleged participation in criminal acts related to the forced disappearance and murder of several peasants in that region, more than twenty years ago (...).".
Read also
In view of these facts, I would like to state:
- I have never belonged to criminal organizations nor have I ever intended to cause harm to anyone. My life has been dedicated to the sport, and after my retirement from professional cycling, to work honestly. I emphatically reject the accusations that seek to muddy my name and my trajectory as a citizen, worker and family man.
- In my career as a businessman and trader I have been a victim of extortion, threats and kidnappings, situations that have been brought to the attention of the authorities. In 2016 I empowered my lawyers to request information before the Attorney General's Office and promote the corresponding complaints in the face of false versions and undue pressure.
- As soon as I found out about the copy certification, I sought the necessary legal advice and I have made myself available to the Attorney General's Office to provide all the explanations that correspond according to the law.
- I deeply respect the role of the media and the citizen's right to be informed. Therefore, I will be willing to offer public statements once I know concretely the facts and the charges attributed to me by people I do not know, and I can prove my total innocence.
- From today, through my attorneys-in-fact, I have expressed before the Attorney General's Office my unwavering willingness to cooperate with justice and to comply with any judicial requirement.
I thank those who have expressed their support, the media for their informative work and, once the corresponding legal procedures have been completed, I will be ready to offer the necessary statements," he concluded.
claps 1visitors 1
Write a comment
Just in
Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter today!
Apr 06, 15:11
0
Popular news
Latest comments
- I would be very happy to have in my team the best sprinter now (Tim Merlier). And young talents like Magnier and Lecerf. I can't understand why he despises his own riders so much, as if he had nothing to do with it. He was the one who directed and decided the destiny of the Soudal, he decided to invest almost all the money in Remco and build a team to support him... now, what does he want in major classics? Absurd.
maria2024202403-05-2025 - you’re everything wrong about our worldmij03-05-2025
- "Mathieu has also cleaned up everything on the road in the past two years" This year he was given a fight by Pogi in MSR and PR. and he was defeated in Flanders. In other races he is not even close to winning. There was no cleanup.abstractengineer03-05-2025
- Surely people had more fun watching you and your old "coworkers" saving energy for 4-5 hours and attacking the last 500 meters. Uff.. very funny. Typical resentful "old" cyclists against an incredibly talented (and disruptive) young man.maria2024202403-05-2025
- What's more pressure than trying to beat MVDP in a one-day sprinter's classic? It's like trying to win a grand tour stage in a bunch sprint.. They both put each other in the pressure cooker, but JV needs to win, in my opinion, more than TP. Throw in Primoz and Remco in the climber's mix, and its going to be an exciting TDF.FredMan03-05-2025
- You're saying you'd rather believe LA than TP? Both great competitors but 2 different personalities altogether..FredMan03-05-2025
- Oh hey, thats a period and not a comma! You’re right. I did misread that. My apologies to the original post! Sorry ‘bout that, abstractengineer, thanks for pointing this out, mij.RidesHills03-05-2025
- Why would you expect cycling to be different than any other sport? World Tour riders pass tests in and out of competition, so the playing field is as level as can be found in any high level competition.
Barney02-05-2025 - I'd love to believe in TP but I can't help somethings in the bottles and it's not Ribens or Water... 🤔
leedorney02-05-2025 - Anna Kiesenhofer used the same method to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics, intervals while wearing her winter gear. Seemed to work really well for her!RidesHills02-05-2025